The Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France () is Baptist Christian denomination in France. It is affiliated with the National Council of Evangelicals of France and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Paris.
History
The federation has its origins in a Baptist mission in Nomain, by the Swiss missionary Henri Pyt and his wife Jeanne Pyt, in 1820.Sébastien Fath, Une autre manière d'être chrétien en France: socio-histoire de l'implantation baptiste, 1810-1950, Editions Labor et Fides, Genève, 2001, p. 111-112 In 1836, the Baptist pastoral school of Douai opened its doors.Sébastien Fath, Une autre manière d'être chrétien en France: socio-histoire de l'implantation baptiste, 1810-1950, Editions Labor et Fides, Genève, 2001, p. 614 In 1838, 7 Baptist churches and 150 members were established.Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 318 In 1910, ten Baptist churches founded the Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Northern France.Sébastien Fath, Une autre manière d'être chrétien en France: socio-histoire de l'implantation baptiste, 1810-1950, Editions Labor et Fides, Genève, 2001, p. 298 In 1922, the Federation had churches in various regions of France and was renamed the "Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France".Franck Poiraud, Les évangéliques dans la France du XXIe siècle, Editions Edilivre, France, 2007, p. 54 In 1937, the Federation of Baptist Churches founded the Baptist Interior Mission (MIB) to plant new churches in France.Sébastien Fath, Du ghetto au réseau: Le protestantisme évangélique en France, 1800-2005, Édition Labor et Fides, Genève, 2005, p. 178 According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 106 churches and 5,885 members.Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
Missionary organization The Convention has a missionary organization, EBM International. FEEBF, Mission, federation.feebf.com, France, accessed July 24, 2024
Humanitarian organization It has a humanitarian organization, Association Baptiste pour l’Entraide et la Jeunesse. FEEBF, Association Baptiste pour l’Entraide et la Jeunesse, federation.feebf.com, France, accessed July 24, 2024
See also
Bible Born again Baptist beliefs Jesus Christ Believers' Church
References
External links Official Website