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Nepal Baptist Church Council

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Nepal Baptist Church Council
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersKathmandu, Nepal
Origin1992
Congregations254
Members22,397
SeminariesNepal Baptist College
Official websitenbccnepal.org

The Nepal Baptist Church Council is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Nepal. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Kathmandu.

History

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The Nepal Baptist Church Council has its origins in a British mission of the BMS World Mission and the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India in 1962. [1] It is officially founded in 1992. [2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 254 churches and 22,397 members. [3]

Schools

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It has 1 affiliated theological institute, the Nepal Baptist College in Kathmandu founded in 1998. [4]

References

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  1. ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 408
  2. ^ Mark A. Lamport, Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South, Volume 2, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2018, p. 574
  3. ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
  4. ^ NBCC, History, nbccnepal.org, Nepal, retrieved May 5, 2023
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