Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea

The Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea is a Baptist Christian denomination in Papua New Guinea. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Mount Hagen.

Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersMount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Origin1977
Congregations489
Members84,000

History

The Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea has its origins in a mission of the Australian Baptist Ministries in 1850. [1] It is officially founded in 1977. [2] According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 489 churches and 84,000 members. [3]

References

  1. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 427
  2. Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. XXV
  3. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020
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