Baptist Church of Hungary explained

Baptist Church of Hungary
Native Name:Magyarországi Baptista Egyház
Native Name Lang:hu
Main Classification:Evangelical Christianity
Theology:Baptist
Associations:Baptist World Alliance
Founded Date:1920
Headquarters:Budapest, Hungary
Congregations:290
Members:11,208

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

History

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]

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Notes and References

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

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