The United Baptist Church of Mozambique ( pt, Igreja União Baptista de Moçambique ) is a
Baptist
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Christian denomination
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in
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
. The headquarters is in
Maputo
Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,0 ...
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History
The Church has its origins in 1921 with the building of a
mission by the Swedish Scandinavian Independent Mission in
Maputo
Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,0 ...
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In 1970, the Evangelical Baptist Church and the Scandinavian Baptist Mission merged to form the United Baptist Church of Mozambique. According to a denomination census released in 2006, it claimed 1,178 churches and 400,000 members.
[ William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 398]
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Bible
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Born again
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Worship service (evangelicalism)
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Jesus Christ
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Believers' Church
References
Bibliography
- Eric Morier-Genoud, ''Archives, historiographie et églises évangéliques au Mozambique'', Lusotopie, Paris: Karthala, 2000, pp. 621–630.
- Eric Morier-Genoud, ''Arquivos, historiografia e igrejas evangelicas em Moçambique'', Estudos Moçambicanos, Maputo: Université Eduardo Mondlane, n°19, 2001, pp. 137–154
- A.W. Wardin (ed.), ''Baptists around the World. A Comprehensive Handbook'', Nashville (Tennessee), Broadman & Holdman Publishers, 1995 : 52, 53, 413.
- E. Hanson & B. Wennberg, ''Mission Genom Hundra År'', Tidaholm (Sweden), Fribaptisamfundets Förlag, 1991.
Churches in Mozambique
Christian organizations established in 1968
Baptist denominations in Africa
Baptist denominations established in the 20th century
1921 establishments in Mozambique
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