The Baptist Convention of Namibia is a
Baptist
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christianity, Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe ...
Christian denomination in
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and e ...
. It is affiliated with the
Baptist World Alliance
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is the largest international Baptist organization with an estimated 51 million people in 2022 with 246 member bodies in 128 countries and territories. A voluntary association of Baptist churches, the BWA accoun ...
. The headquarters is in
Windhoek
Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...
.
History
The Baptist Convention of Namibia has its origins in a South African mission of the
Baptist Union of Southern Africa
The Baptist Union of Southern Africa is a Baptist Christian denomination in South Africa. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance and the Evangelical Alliance of South Africa. The headquarters is in Roodepoort in Gauteng province
His ...
in 1961. It is officially founded in 1984. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 45 churches and 8,849 members.
[ Baptist World Alliance]
Members
baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020
References
{{Baptist World Alliance Members
Baptist denominations in Africa
Evangelicalism in Namibia