The Cameroon Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in Cameroon. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Bamenda.
History
The Convention has its origins in a British mission of the Baptist Missionary Society in Bimbia in 1843, led by the Jamaican missionary Joseph Merrick.[1] In 1845, the English missionary Alfred Saker and his wife arrived in Douala.[2] In 1849, Saker founded Bethel Baptist Church.[3] In 1931, the mission was taken over by the North American Baptist Conference.[4] In 1954, the Cameroon Baptist Convention was formally founded.[5] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 228,507 members and 1,535 churches. [6]
Schools
The convention has 19 primary schools, 12 secondary schools. [7]
It also has 4 professional training institutes.[8]
It has 1 affiliated theological institute, the Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary founded in 1947 in Ndu. [9]
Health Services
The convention has 8 hospitals and 34 health centers, gathered in the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services. [10]
References
- ^ Samuel D JOHNSON, La formation d'une Eglise locale au Cameroun. Le cas des communautés baptistes (1841-1949), KARTHALA Editions, France, 2012, p. 37
- ^ Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Regional Balance and National Integration in Cameroon: Lessons Learned and the Uncertain Future, African Books Collective, UK, 2011, p. 198
- ^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 200
- ^ Brackney, William H. (2009-04-13). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810862821.
- ^ Messina, Jean-Paul; Slageren, Jaap van (2005). Histoire du christianisme au Cameroun: des origines à nos jours : approche oecuménique (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 9782845866874.
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ^ Cameroon Baptist Convention, Education Archived 2022-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, cameroonbaptistconvention.org, Cameroon, retrieved October 22, 2022
- ^ Cameroon Baptist Convention, Training Institutions Archived 2022-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, cameroonbaptistconvention.org, Cameroon, retrieved October 22, 2022
- ^ Cameroon Baptist Convention, Seminaries Archived 2022-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, cameroonbaptistconvention.org, Cameroon, retrieved October 22, 2022
- ^ Cameroon Baptist Convention, Health Service in Action Archived 2023-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, cameroonbaptistconvention.org, Cameroon, retrieved October 22, 2022
