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The Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Bahamas. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Nassau.
| Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Origin | 1935 |
| Congregations | 700 |
| Members | 88,000 |
| Tertiary institutions | Bahamas Baptist University College |
The Convention has its origins in the founding of Bethel Baptist Chapel in 1790 in Delancy Town (now Nassau) by two African-Americans, Prince Williams and Sharper Morris. [1] In 1833, a British mission of the Baptist Missionary Society supported the planting of new churches. [2] In 1892, the Bahamas Baptist Union was founded. In 1925, an American mission from the National Baptist Convention, USA helped found a women's mission organization. In 1935, the Bahamas Baptist Union and other unions founded the Convention. [3] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 700 churches and 88,000 members. [4]
In 1995, it established the Bahamas Baptist University College in Nassau. [5]
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