Union of Baptist Churches of Benin | |
Native Name: | Union des Églises Baptistes du Bénin |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Abbreviation: | UEBB |
Main Classification: | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology: | Baptist |
Associations: | Baptist World Alliance |
Founded Date: | 1990 |
Headquarters: | Cotonou, Benin |
Congregations: | 378 |
Members: | 11,831 |
The Union of Baptist Churches of Benin (French: Union des Églises Baptistes du Bénin ) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Benin. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Cotonou.
The Union has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1971.[1] [2] The Union was officially founded in 1990 in Abomey. In 1997, it founded the Baptist Bible Institute of Benin in Bohicon[3] In 2018, it founded the network "Business Leaders and Baptist Executives of Benin (CECAB)" to promote development actions in the Union.[4] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 378 churches and 11,831 members.[5]