Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon

The Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon () is a Baptist Christian denomination in Cameroon. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Douala.

History The Union has its origins in a British mission of the Baptist Missionary Society in Bimbia in 1843, led by the Jamaican missionary Joseph Merrick.Samuel D JOHNSON, La formation d'une Eglise locale au Cameroun. Le cas des communautés baptistes (1841-1949), KARTHALA Editions, France, 2012, p. 37Jean-Paul Messina, Jaap van Slageren, Histoire du christianisme au Cameroun: des origines à nos jours : approche oecuménique, Karthala Editions, France, 2005, p. 29Paul Gifford, The Christian Churches and the Democratisation of Africa, Brill, Netherlands, 1995, p. 168 In 1845, the English missionary Alfred Saker and his wife arrived in Douala.Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Regional Balance and National Integration in Cameroon: Lessons Learned and the Uncertain Future, African Books Collective, UK, 2011, p. 198 In 1849, Saker founded Bethel Baptist Church.Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 200 In 1886, after the expulsion of the Baptist Missionary Society by the Germans, mission work was transferred to the Basel Mission.Samuel D JOHNSON, La formation d'une Eglise locale au Cameroun. Le cas des communautés baptistes (1841-1949), KARTHALA Editions, France, 2012, p. 218-219 In 1917, the administration of the mission was taken over by the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.Samuel D JOHNSON, La formation d'une Eglise locale au Cameroun. Le cas des communautés baptistes (1841-1949), KARTHALA Editions, France, 2012, p. 218-219 In 1931, the mission was taken over by the North American Baptist Conference. In 1952, the Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon was formally founded.Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 245Jean-Paul Messina, Jaap van Slageren, Histoire du christianisme au Cameroun: des origines à nos jours : approche oecuménique, Karthala Editions, France, 2005, p. 255 In 1957, it became autonomous of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.Jean-Paul Messina, Jaap van Slageren, Histoire du christianisme au Cameroun: des origines à nos jours : approche œcuménique, Karthala Editions, France, 2005, p. 67 According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 525 churches and 80,000 members.Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023

Schools It has 19 primary schools, 3 secondary schools.UEBC, Oeuvre Scolaire , uebcameroun.org, Cameroon, retrieved October 22, 2022

It also has 4 professional training institutes.UEBC, Centres de formation, uebcameroun.org, Cameroon, retrieved October 22, 2022

It has 2 affiliated theological institutes.UEBC, Institut de Formation Théologique , uebcameroun.org, Cameroon, retrieved October 22, 2022

Health Services It has 4 hospitals and 16 health centers.UEBC, Oeuvre Médicale , uebcameroun.org, Cameroon, retrieved October 22, 2022

See also

World Evangelical Alliance Believers' Church

References

External links Official Website