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Japan Baptist Convention

Japan Baptist Convention

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The Japan Baptist Convention (日本バプテスト連盟, Nippon Baputesuto Renmei) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Japan. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Saitama.

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History

Fukuoka Seibu Baptist Church

The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in southwestern Japan in 1889.[1] It was officially founded in 1947.[2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 320 churches and 13,975 members.[3]

Schools

In 1962, it founded the Tokyo Baptist Theological Seminary.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1572
  2. [2]
    William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 326
  3. [3]
    Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved February 4, 2023

Bibliography

  • The Southern Baptist Mission in Japan, 1889–1989, by F. Calvin Parker (University Press of America, 1991)
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