Baptist Community of the Congo River

The Baptist Community of the Congo River (French: Communauté Baptiste du Fleuve Congo) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is affiliated with the Church of Christ in the Congo and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Kinshasa.

Baptist Community of the Congo River
Communauté Baptiste du Fleuve Congo
AbbreviationCBFC
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsChurch of Christ in the Congo, Baptist World Alliance
HeadquartersKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Origin1960
Congregations2,673
Members1,764,155
Official websiteecc-cbfc.org

History

The Baptist Community of the Congo River has its origins in a Baptist mission established along the Congo River, in 1880, by Thomas J. Comber and George Grenfell of the Baptist Missionary Society.[1][2][3] In 1960, the Lower River Baptist Church, the Upper Congo Baptist Church and the Middle River Baptist Church joined forces to form the Zaire River Baptist Community. [4] In 2006, the denomination had 221 churches and 274,092 members. [5] According to a denomination census released in 2023, it claimed 2,673 churches and 1,764,155 members. [6]

See also

References
  1. J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 664
  2. Claude PRUDHOMME, Histoire, Monde et Cultures religieuses. N-25. Les religions dans les sociétés coloniales (1850-1950), KARTHALA Editions, France, 2013, p. 110
  3. Bengt Sundkler, Christopher Steed, A History of the Church in Africa, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2000, p. 306
  4. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 154
  5. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 154
  6. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
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