Baptist Christian denomination in the DRC
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 .
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.[ 1] In 1884, the Livingstone Inland Mission was taken over by the American Baptist Missionary Union .[ 2] In 1946, the Baptist Church of Congo is founded.[ 3] In 2004, the organization takes the name of Baptist Community of Congo.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] In 2006, the denomination had 600 churches and 252,000 members.[ 7] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 966 churches and 1,050,000 members.[ 8]
^ J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices , ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 664
^ Peter Duignan, L. H. Gann, The United States and Africa: A History , Cambridge University Press, UK, 1987, p. 137
^ World Council of Churches, Église du Christ au Congo - Communauté baptiste du Congo , oikoumene.org, Switzerland, January 1, 2006
^ World Council of Churches, Église du Christ au Congo - Communauté baptiste du Congo , oikoumene.org, Switzerland, January 1, 2006
^ Zephy VULA,
CBCO : UNE NOUVELLE MENTALITÉ POUR UN CHANGEMENT DURABLE [permanent dead link ] , "La Prospérité" on fr.allafrica.com, Congo-Kinshasa, May 4, 2017
^ 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
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists , Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 154
^ Baptist World Alliance, Members , baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
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