Japan Baptist Convention Explained

Japan Baptist Convention
Main Classification:	Evangelicalism
Theology:	Baptist
Associations:	Baptist World Alliance
Founded Date:	1947
Headquarters:	Saitama
Congregations:	320
Members:	13,975
Seminaries:	Tokyo Baptist Theological Seminary

The is a Baptist Christian denomination in Japan. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Saitama.

History

The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in southwestern Japan in 1889.^[1] It was officially founded in 1947.^[2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 320 churches and 13,975 members.^[3]

Schools

In 1962, it founded the Tokyo Baptist Theological Seminary.

Bibliography

• The Southern Baptist Mission in Japan, 1889–1989, by F. Calvin Parker (University Press of America, 1991)

External links

• Japan Baptist Convention Official Page, in Japanese
• Japan Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Web-Blog, in English

Notes and References

1. J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1572
2. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 326
3. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved February 4, 2023