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Ghana Baptist Convention
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptism
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersAccra, Ghana
Origin1963
Congregations1,761
Members300,000
Official websitegbconvention.com

The Ghana Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in Ghana. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Accra.

History

The Ghana Baptist Convention has its origins in a Baptist mission of Nigerian Baptist Convention in 1927 in Kumasi. [1] It is officially founded in 1963 as the Ghana Baptist Conference. [2] In 1964, it became autonomous from the Nigerian Baptist Convention and take the name of Ghana Baptist Convention [3]

In 2006, it establishes the Ghana Baptist University College in Kumasi. [4]

In 2016, it has 1,761 churches and 300,000 members. [5] In 2018, it opened a hospital in the Jomoro District, in Western Region (Ghana). [6]

References

  1. ^ GBC, History of the Ghana Baptist Convention, gbconvention.com, Ghana, retrieved November 26, 2018
  2. ^ GBC, History of the Ghana Baptist Convention, gbconvention.com, Ghana, retrieved November 26, 2018
  3. ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 250
  4. ^ Amadu Kamil Sanah, Ghana Baptist Convention is rebranding for Christ, ghananewsagency.org, Ghana, July 7, 2014
  5. ^ Baptist World Alliance, Statistics, bwanet.org, USA, retrieved November 26, 2018
  6. ^ MG, modernghana.com, modernghana.com, Ghana, September 18, 2018