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The Cameroon Baptist Convention is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Cameroon. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Bamenda.
| Cameroon Baptist Convention | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CBC |
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Bamenda, Cameroon |
| Origin | 1954 |
| Congregations | 1,535 |
| Members | 228,507 |
| Hospitals | 8 |
| Primary schools | 19 |
| Secondary schools | 12 |
| Seminaries | Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary |
| Official website | cameroonbaptistconvention |
The Convention has its origins in a British mission of the Baptist Missionary Society in Bimbia in 1843, led by the Jamaican missionary Joseph Merrick.[1] In 1845, the English missionary Alfred Saker and his wife arrived in Douala.[2] In 1849, Saker founded Bethel Baptist Church.[3] In 1931, the mission was taken over by the North American Baptist Conference.[4] In 1954, the Cameroon Baptist Convention was formally founded.[5] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 228,507 members and 1,535 churches. [6]
The convention has 19 primary schools, 12 secondary schools. [7]
It also has 4 professional training institutes.[8]
It has 1 affiliated theological institute, the Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary founded in 1947 in Ndu. [9]
The convention has 8 hospitals and 34 health centers, gathered in the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services. [10]
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