Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon

The Union has its origins in a British mission of the Baptist Missionary Society in Bimbia in 1843, led by the Jamaican missionary Joseph Merrick.^[1][2][3] In 1845, the English missionary Alfred Saker and his wife arrived in Douala.^[4] In 1849, Saker founded Bethel Baptist Church.^[5] In 1886, after the expulsion of the Baptist Missionary Society by the Germans, mission work was transferred to the Basel Mission.^[6] In 1917, the administration of the mission was taken over by the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.^[7] In 1931, the mission was taken over by the North American Baptist Conference.^[8] In 1952, the Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon was formally founded.^[9][10] In 1957, it became autonomous of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society.^[11] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 525 churches and 80,000 members.^[12]

It has 19 primary schools, 3 secondary schools.^[13]

It also has 4 professional training institutes.^[14]

It has 2 affiliated theological institutes.^[15]

It has 4 hospitals and 16 health centers.^[16]

• World Evangelical Alliance
• Believers' Church
• Worship service (evangelicalism)