Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France

The Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France (French: Fédération des Églises évangéliques baptistes de France) is a Baptist Christian denomination in France. It is affiliated with the National Council of Evangelicals of France and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Paris.

Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France
Fédération des Églises évangéliques baptistes de France
AbbreviationFEEBF
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersParis
Origin1922
Congregations108
Members6,091
Official websitefederation.feebf.com

History

The federation has its origins in a Baptist mission in Nomain, by the Swiss missionary Henri Pyt and his wife Jeanne Pyt, in 1820. [1] In 1836, the Baptist pastoral school of Douai opened its doors. [2] In 1838, 7 Baptist churches and 150 members were established. [3] In 1910, ten Baptist churches founded the Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Northern France. [4] In 1922, the Federation had churches in various regions of France and was renamed the "Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France".[5] In 1937, the Federation of Baptist Churches founded the Baptist Interior Mission (MIB) to plant new churches in France. [6]According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 108 churches and 6,091 members. [7]

References
  1. Sébastien Fath, Une autre manière d'être chrétien en France: socio-histoire de l'implantation baptiste, 1810-1950, Editions Labor et Fides, France, 2001, p. 111-112
  2. Sébastien Fath, Une autre manière d'être chrétien en France: socio-histoire de l'implantation baptiste, 1810-1950, Editions Labor et Fides, France, 2001, p. 614
  3. Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 318
  4. Sébastien Fath, Une autre manière d'être chrétien en France: socio-histoire de l'implantation baptiste, 1810-1950, Editions Labor et Fides, France, 2001, p. 298
  5. Franck Poiraud, Les évangéliques dans la France du XXIe siècle, Editions Edilivre, France, 2007, p. 54
  6. Sébastien Fath, Du ghetto au réseau: Le protestantisme évangélique en France, 1800-2005, Édition Labor et Fides, France, 2005, p. 178
  7. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020
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