Japan Baptist Convention

Japan Baptist Convention
ClassificationEvangelicalism
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersSaitama
Origin1947
Congregations320
Members13,975
SeminariesTokyo Baptist Theological Seminary
Official websitebapren.jp

The Japan Baptist Convention (日本バプテスト連盟, Nippon Baputesuto Renmei) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Japan. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Saitama.

History

Fukuoka Seibu Baptist Church

The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in southwestern Japan in 1889. It was officially founded in 1947. According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 320 churches and 13,975 members.

Schools

In 1962, it founded the Tokyo Baptist Theological Seminary. Alumni of the Tokyo Baptist Theological Seminary include Sayuri Kume.

References

  1. ^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1572
  2. ^ a b William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 326
  3. ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved February 4, 2023
  4. ^ 「異邦人」のヒットから40年　久保田早紀が久米小百合として音楽宣教師になった理由. Daily Shincho of Shinchosha. 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Ms. Sayuri Kume as Goodwill Ambassador of JBS". JBS News International. Volume 3. October 2007.
  6. ^ 【BRIDGE】　「異邦人」のヒットの陰で　久米小百合. Christian Press. 11/4/2022.

Bibliography

  • The Southern Baptist Mission in Japan, 1889–1989, by F. Calvin Parker (University Press of America, 1991)

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