Baptist Christian denomination in Ghana
Ghana Baptist Convention Classification Evangelical Christianity Theology Baptist Associations Baptist World Alliance Headquarters Accra, Ghana Origin 1963 Congregations 1,850 Members 312,020 Hospitals 2 Tertiary institutions Ghana Baptist University College Official website gbconvention.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 Worship service at Calvary Baptist Church - Shiashie in Accra. 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]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 1,850 churches and 312,020 members. [4]
It founded the Shalom Broadcasting Network (SBN TV) in 2018. [5]
Schools Ghana Baptist University College in Kumasi. In 2006, it establishes the Ghana Baptist University College in Kumasi .[6]
Health Services It founded the Baptist Medical Center in Nalerigu in 1958.[7] In 2018, it opened a hospital in the Jomoro District , in Western Region (Ghana).[8]
See also
References ^ GBC, History of the Ghana Baptist Convention Archived 2018-11-29 at the Wayback Machine , gbconvention.com, Ghana, retrieved November 26, 2018 ^ GBC, History of the Ghana Baptist Convention Archived 2018-11-29 at the Wayback Machine , gbconvention.com, Ghana, retrieved November 26, 2018 ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists , Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 250 ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023 ^ GNA, Ghana Baptist Convention resort to TV to preach the word, ghanaweb.com, Ghana, 19 March 2020 ^ Amadu Kamil Sanah, Ghana Baptist Convention is rebranding for Christ, ghanaweb.com, Ghana, July 7, 2014 ^ Amadu Kamil Sanah, Ghana Baptist Convention is rebranding for Christ, ghanaweb.com, Ghana, July 7, 2014 ^ MG, Nzema Baptist Hospital Opened, modernghana.com, September 18, 2018
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