Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar | |
Native Name: | Association des églises bibliques baptistes de Madagascar |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Main Classification: | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology: | Baptist |
Associations: | Baptist World Alliance |
Founded Date: | 1963 |
Headquarters: | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
Congregations: | 453 |
Members: | 10,744 |
The Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar (French: Association des églises bibliques baptistes de Madagascar , Malagasy: Fivondronan’ny Fiangonana Batista Biblika eto Madagasikara) is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, in Madagascar. The headquarters is in Ankadivato, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
The Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar has its origins in a foreign mission of the London Missionary Society in 1932.[1] [2] The Association was officially formed in 1963. [3] In 2006, it has 55 churches and 3,000 members. [4]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 453 churches and 10,744 members. [5]
It is a partner of the Baptist Biblical Seminary of Madagascar in Antsirabe and the Faculty of Baptist Theology of Madagascar in Antananarivo. [6]
It is a partner of the Bonne Nouvelle Hospital in Mandritsara. [7]