| Baptist Union of Wales Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru | |
| Main Classification: | Evangelical Christianity |
| Orientation: | Baptist |
| Founded Date: | 1866 |
| Headquarters: | Carmarthen |
| Fellowships: | Baptist Union of Great Britain |
| Associations: | Baptist World Alliance, European Baptist Federation, Free Church Federation, Cytûn |
| Area: | Wales |
| Website: | http://www.buw.org.uk/ |
| Congregations: | 315 |
| Members: | 8,105 |
The Baptist Union of Wales (Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru) is a Baptist denomination Wales. It is affiliated with the Free Church Council, Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales), the European Baptist Federation, and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Carmarthen.
The General Baptist minister Hugh Evans was one of the first Baptists to preach in Wales around 1646, in the parishes of Llan-hir, Cefnllys, Nantmel, and Llanddewi Ystradenny, as well as in districts across the upper Wye Valley in Breconshire.[1] [2] In 1649 John Myles (1621–1683) and Thomas Proud led in the formation of a congregation at Ilston, before Myles emigrated to Swansea, Massachusetts, in 1663.[3] [4] Myles and Proud were connected to the Particular Baptists in London. In 1650 three Baptist congregations held the first general meeting of Baptists in Wales. The national union was organized in 1866.[5]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 8,105 members and 315 churches. [6]