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The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the American Baptist Mission (American Baptist Churches USA) in 1813 from Adoniram Judson and Ann Judson to Yangon. [ 1 ] It was officially founded in 1865 as the Burma Baptist Missionary Convention. [ 2 ]
The Zomi Baptist Convention was established in Burma in 1952. Its first Chairman was Rev'd ST. Gou Hau. During the triennial meeting of the Zomi Baptist Convention in Khuasak in April 1995, four associations broke away from the convention to form the new Zomi Baptist Convention of Myanmar: Tonzang Township Baptist Association (TTBA), Tedim Baptist Association (TBA), Kale Zomi Baptist ...
Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010 J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices , ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010
A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was detained by the authorities just hours after he was released from prison under an amnesty ...
In addition to Myanmar Baptist Convention, the convention is affiliated to Asia Pacific Baptist Federation and Baptist World Alliance and has a fellowship and works with the ecumenical organizations like Myanmar Council of Churches, Christian Conference of Asia, World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication.
Myanmar Baptist Convention – 1.0 million [72] Cooperative Baptist Fellowship – 0.8 million [72] Baptist General Association of Virginia – 0.6 million [72] Baptist Convention of Kenya – 0.6 million [72] Nagaland Baptist Church Council – 0.6 million [72] Korea Baptist Convention – 0.5 million [72] Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches ...
The Myanmar Baptist Convention is an association of Baptist churches in Myanmar. [6]The famous American Baptist missionaries, Adoniram and Ann Judson, moved to Yangon in 1813 when British authorities refused to allow them to stay in India.
Christianity in Myanmar has a history dating to the early 18th century. According to the 2016 census, Christianity is the country's second largest religion, practiced by 6.3% of the population, [1] primarily among the Kachin, Chin and Kayin, and Eurasians because of missionary work in their respective areas. [2]