Macau Baptist Convention
| Macau Baptist Convention | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 澳門浸信會聯會 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Convenção Baptista de Macau | ||||||||||
The Macau Baptist Convention (Abbr: MBC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It is a member of the Baptist World Alliance.
History
[edit]It can trace its origins to the work established by the Triennial Convention missionaries, John and Henrietta Shuck, in 1835.[1] The first Baptist church was, however, only set up in 1905 when the Macau Baptist Church was planted by Charlton Todd.[2] A building was purchased in 1927 at the Rua Pedro Nolasco da Silva to house its congregation and is today also the headquarters of the MBC.[3]
In 1952, the Macau Baptist Mission was founded.[4]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 6 churches and 750 members.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bushnell, Lorilla E. (1909). The Story of Our Baptist Missionary Work. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society.
- ^ 澳門浸信教會: 本會歷史 Archived 2008-06-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- ^ Macao Yearbook 2003: Religion and Customs
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 356
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
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