Cambodia Baptist Union
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The Cambodia Baptist Union (CBU, also known as the Cambodian Baptist Convention) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Cambodia. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Fellowship of Cambodia, Kampuchea Christian Council, and the Baptist World Alliance.
History
[edit]Although Baptist missions have been noted in Cambodia since at least 1953,[1] due to the turbulent contemporary history of Cambodia, the CBU was only organized in 1995 as the Khmer Baptist Convention.[2]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 22,531 members and 527 churches. [3]
Affiliations
[edit]The CBU participates actively in ecumenical relationships through:
See also
[edit]- Christianity in Cambodia
- Bible
- Born again
- Baptist beliefs
- Worship service (evangelicalism)
- Jesus Christ
- Believers' Church
References
[edit]- ^ Steinberg, David Joel; David P. Chandler (1987). In Search of Southeast Asia: A Modern History. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1110-0.
- ^ Erich Geldbach, Baptists Worldwide: Origins, Expansions, Emerging Realities, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2022, p. 358
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
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