Baptist Community of the Congo River
Baptist Christian denomination in the DRC
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The Baptist Community of the Congo River (French: Communauté Baptiste du Fleuve Congo) 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.
| Baptist Community of the Congo River | |
|---|---|
| Communauté Baptiste du Fleuve Congo | |
| Abbreviation | CBFC |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Baptist |
| Theology | Evangelical Baptist |
| Associations | Church of Christ in the Congo, Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Origin | 1960 |
| Congregations | 2,697 |
| Members | 1,769,444 |
| Official website | ecc-cbfc |
History
The Baptist Community of the Congo River has its origins in a Baptist mission established along the Congo River, in 1880, by Thomas J. Comber and George Grenfell of the Baptist Missionary Society.[1][2][3] In 1960, the Lower River Baptist Church, the Upper Congo Baptist Church and the Middle River Baptist Church joined forces to form the Zaire River Baptist Community.[4] In 2006, the Community had 221 churches and 274,092 members.[5] According to a census published by the association in 2025, it claimed 2,697 churches and 1,769,444 members.[6]
