Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Kazakhstan | |
Native Name: | Kazakh: Қазақстанның Евангелиялық христиан баптист шіркеулерінің / Kazakh: قازاقستاننىڭ ەۆانگەليالىق حريستيان باپتيست شىركەۋلەرىنىڭ |
Main Classification: | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology: | General Baptist |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Name: | Frans G. Tissen |
Associations: | Euro-Asian Federation of Evangelical Christians-Baptists Unions |
Founded Date: | 1992 |
Founded Place: | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Headquarters: | Astana, Kazakhstan |
Congregations: | 256 |
Members: | 9,187 |
Seminaries: | Almaty Bible Institute |
The Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Kazakhstan (Russian: Союза церквей ЕХБ Казахстана|Soyuza tserkvey EKhB Kazakhstana) is a Baptist Christian association of churches in Kazakhstan. The headquarters is in Astana.
The Convention has its origins in the establishment of the first Baptist Church in Almaty by Ukrainians in 1917. [1] It was officially founded in 1992. In 2006, it left the Baptist World Alliance because of his support for the exercise of pastoral ministry of women. [2]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 256 churches and 9,187 members. [3]