Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast
Baptist Christian denomination in the Ivory Coast
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The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast (French: Union des Églises Baptistes Missionnaires en Côte d'Ivoire) is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Fédération Évangélique de Côte d'Ivoire and the Baptist World Alliance, in the Ivory Coast. The headquarters is in Abidjan.
| Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast | |
|---|---|
| Union des Églises baptistes missionnaires en Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Abbreviation | UNEBAM-CI |
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Fédération Évangélique de Côte d’Ivoire, Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Origin | 1979 |
| Congregations | 300 |
| Members | 15,000 |
| Primary schools | 6 |
| Tertiary institutions | Baptist Seminary of Pastoral and Missionary Training of Toumodi |
| Official website | unebamci |
History
The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1966.[1][2] It was officially founded in 1979 as Baptist Meridional Evangelical Churches in Ivory Coast.[3] In 2006, it had 100 churches and 10,000 members.[4] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it has 300 churches and 15,000 members.[5]