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Baptist Church of Hungary
Magyarországi Baptista Egyház
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary
Origin1920
Congregations290
Members11,208
Official websitebaptist.hu

The Baptist Church of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarországi Baptista Egyház) is a Baptist Christian denominationinHungary. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Budapest.

History[edit]

Pécs Baptist Church.

The Baptist Church of Hungary has its origins in the first Baptist church in Budapest founded by the German missionary Heinrich Meyer of the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1874. [1] In 1900, the Baptist Union of Hungary was founded. [2] In 1920, a group of churches broke away from the Baptist Union of Hungary to form the Baptist Church of Hungary. [3] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 290 churches and 11,208 members. [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 253
  • ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 296
  • ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 296
  • ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
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