| Baptist Convention of Nicaragua | |
| Native Name: | Convención Bautista de Nicaragua |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Main Classification: | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology: | Baptist |
| Associations: | Baptist World Alliance |
| Founded Date: | 1937 |
| Headquarters: | Managua, Nicaragua |
| Congregations: | 289 |
| Members: | 85,000 |
| Hospitals: | Baptist Hospital of Managua |
| Seminaries: | Nicaraguan Baptist Theological Seminary in Masaya |
The Baptist Convention of Nicaragua (es| Convención Bautista de Nicaragua ) is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Nicaragua. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Managua.
The Baptist Convention of Nicaragua has its origins in a mission of the American Baptist International Ministries in 1917. [1] [2] It is officially founded in 1937. [3] In 1941, it founded the Nicaraguan Baptist Theological Seminary in Masaya, which moved to Managua in 1951.[4] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 289 churches and 85,000 members. [5]
It is a partner of the Baptist Hospital of Managua, founded in 1930. [6]