Japan Baptist Convention

The Japan Baptist Convention (日本バプテスト連盟, Nippon Baputesuto Renmei) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Japan. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Saitama.

Japan Baptist Convention
ClassificationEvangelicalism
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersSaitama
Origin1947
Congregations320
Members13,975
Official websitebapren.jp

History

The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in southwestern Japan in 1889. [1] It was officially founded in 1947. [2] According to a denomination census released in 2022, it claimed 320 churches and 13,975 members. [3]

References

  1. J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1572
  2. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2020, p. 326
  3. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved February 4, 2023

Bibliography

  • The Southern Baptist Mission in Japan, 1889-1989, by F. Calvin Parker (University Press of America, 1991)
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