Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France
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AbbreviationFEEBF
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
| Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France | |
|---|---|
| Fédération des Églises évangéliques baptistes de France | |
| Abbreviation | FEEBF |
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Origin | 1922 |
| Congregations | 106 |
| Members | 5,885 |
| Missionary organization | EBM International |
| Aid organization | Association Baptiste pour l’Entraide et la Jeunesse |
| Official website | federation |
The Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France (French: Fédération des Églises évangéliques baptistes de France) is Baptist Christian denomination in France. It is affiliated with the National Council of Evangelicals of France and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Paris.
The federation has its origins in a Baptist mission in Nomain, by the Swiss missionary Henri Pyt and his wife Jeanne Pyt, in 1820.[1] In 1836, the Baptist pastoral school of Douai opened its doors.[2] In 1838, 7 Baptist churches and 150 members were established.[3] In 1910, ten Baptist churches founded the Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Northern France.[4] In 1922, the Federation had churches in various regions of France and was renamed the "Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France".[5] In 1937, the Federation of Baptist Churches founded the Baptist Interior Mission (MIB) to plant new churches in France.[6] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 106 churches and 5,885 members.[7]
Missionary organization
The Convention has a missionary organization, EBM International.[8]
Humanitarian organization
It has a humanitarian organization, Association Baptiste pour l’Entraide et la Jeunesse.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Sébastien Fath, Une autre manière d'être chrétien en France: socio-histoire de l'implantation baptiste, 1810-1950, Editions Labor et Fides, Genève, 2001, p. 111-112
- ↑ Sébastien Fath, Une autre manière d'être chrétien en France: socio-histoire de l'implantation baptiste, 1810-1950, Editions Labor et Fides, Genève, 2001, p. 614
- ↑ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 318
- ↑ Sébastien Fath, Une autre manière d'être chrétien en France: socio-histoire de l'implantation baptiste, 1810-1950, Editions Labor et Fides, Genève, 2001, p. 298
- ↑ Franck Poiraud, Les évangéliques dans la France du XXIe siècle, Editions Edilivre, France, 2007, p. 54
- ↑ Sébastien Fath, Du ghetto au réseau: Le protestantisme évangélique en France, 1800-2005, Édition Labor et Fides, Genève, 2005, p. 178
- ↑ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ↑ FEEBF, Mission, federation.feebf.com, France, accessed July 24, 2024
- ↑ FEEBF, Association Baptiste pour l’Entraide et la Jeunesse, federation.feebf.com, France, accessed July 24, 2024
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