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(Redirected from Communauté Baptiste du Congo) Baptist Christian denomination in the DRC
Baptist Community of Congo
Communauté Baptiste du Congo
AbbreviationCBCO
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
Associations
HeadquartersKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Origin1946
Congregations966
Members1,050,000

The Baptist Community of Congo (French: Communauté Baptiste du Congo, CBCO) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is affiliated with the Church of Christ in the Congo, and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Kinshasa.

History

Worship service at CBCO Church Kintambo in Kinshasa, affiliated to the Baptist Community of Congo, 2019.

The Baptist Community of Congo has its origins in a British mission of the Livingstone Inland Mission installed in the Upper Congo River, in 1878, by the Baptist Welsh pastor Alfred Tilly. In 1884, the Livingstone Inland Mission was taken over by the American Baptist Missionary Union. In 1946, the Baptist Church of Congo is founded. In 2004, the organization takes the name of Baptist Community of Congo. In 2006, the Community had 600 churches and 252,000 members. According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 966 churches and 1,050,000 members.

See also

References

  1. J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 664
  2. Peter Duignan, L. H. Gann, The United States and Africa: A History, Cambridge University Press, UK, 1987, p. 137
  3. World Council of Churches, Église du Christ au Congo - Communauté baptiste du Congo, oikoumene.org, Switzerland, January 1, 2006
  4. World Council of Churches, Église du Christ au Congo - Communauté baptiste du Congo, oikoumene.org, Switzerland, January 1, 2006
  5. Zephy VULA, CBCO : UNE NOUVELLE MENTALITÉ POUR UN CHANGEMENT DURABLE, "La Prospérité" on fr.allafrica.com, Congo-Kinshasa, May 4, 2017
  6. B.b.b., Congo-Kinshasa: Fille aînée de l'ECC - La CBCO a 130 ans, "La Prospérité" on fr.allafrica.com, Congo-Kinshasa, October 7, 2008
  7. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 154
  8. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
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