The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast () is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Fédération Évangélique de Côte d'Ivoire and the Baptist World Alliance, in the Ivory Coast. The headquarters is in Abidjan.
History The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1966.AIP, L’Eglise baptiste missionnaire en Côte d’Ivoire lance son cinquantenaire qui sera célébré en août 2016, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, June 8, 2015Didier Kéi, Cote d'Ivoire: Religion - L'église baptiste missionnaire célèbre son cinquantenaire, Notre Voie News in fr.allafrica.com, Ivory Coast, March 31, 2015 It was officially founded in 1979 as Baptist Meridional Evangelical Churches in Ivory Coast.William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 309 In 2006, it had 100 churches and 10,000 members.William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Editions Scarecrow Press, Canada, 2009, p. 309 According to a census published by the association in 2023, it has 300 churches and 15,000 members.Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
Schools The convention has 6 primary schools.AIP, Lancement des festivités du cinquantenaire de l’Eglise baptiste missionnaire, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, March 29, 2015
It has 1 affiliated theological institute, the Baptist Seminary of Pastoral and Missionary Training of Toumodi.AIP, Lancement des festivités du cinquantenaire de l’Eglise baptiste missionnaire, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, March 29, 2015
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External links Official Website