Baptist Union of Poland

The Baptist Union of Poland (or Union of Christian Baptists) is an association of Baptist churches in the country of Poland. It is a member of the Polish Ecumenical Council, the European Baptist Federation and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Warsaw.

Baptist Union of Poland
Kościół Chrześcijan Baptystów w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
ScriptureBible
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsPolish Ecumenical Council
European Baptist Federation
Baptist World Alliance
LanguagePolish
HeadquartersWarsaw
TerritoryPoland
Origin19th century
Congregations102[1]
Members5,390 (2023)[1]
Official websitehttps://baptysci.pl
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Modern Baptist work began in Poland in 1844.[2] The first typical Polish congregation was formed in the village of Zelow in 1872. Polish Baptists adopted the German Baptist Confession of 1847 as their own confession.

In 1922, the Union of Slavic Baptists in Poland was formed, and the Union of the Baptist Churches of the German Language was formed in 1928.[3] The unions of German-speaking and Polish-speaking Baptists existed until World War II, when they were forced into a merger with other evangelical Christian bodies. In 1946, the Polish Evangelical Christian-Baptist Church was founded.[4] The Biblical Theological Seminary in Wrocław, now an interdenominational work, was started by the Baptist Union in 1994.[4]

According to a denomination census released in 2023, it claimed 102 churches and 5,390 members.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Baptist Union of Poland". baptistworld.org. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 393
  3. Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 311
  4. John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 394


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