Federation of Baptist associations
The European Baptist Federation (EBF) is a federation of 59 Baptist associations and is one of six regional fellowships in the Baptist World Alliance . The headquarters is in Amsterdam , Netherlands .
The EBF was founded in Ruschlikon, Switzerland , in 1949.[ 1] That same year, it participated in the founding of the International Baptist Theological Study Centre in Ruschlikon , Switzerland .[ 2] It lays a great deal of emphasis on human rights , religious liberty and aid programs. According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 59 member associations in 52 countries, 24,000 churches and 800,000 members. [ 3]
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists , Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 202
^ Stephen R. Holmes, Baptist Theology , T&T Clark, UK, 2012, p. 62
^ European Baptist Federation, About , ebf.org, Netherlands, retrieved May 5, 2023
All-Africa Baptist Fellowship
Central and Eastern Africa
Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Equatorial Guinea Kenya Madagascar Republic of Congo Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda
Southern Africa
Angola Botswana Madagascar Malawi Mozambique Mauritius Namibia South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Western Africa
Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Ivory Coast Liberia Niger Nigeria Sierra Leone Togo
North East Asia
China - Hong Kong China - Macau Japan South Korea Taiwan
West and South Asia
Bangladesh India Nepal Sri Lanka
South East Asia
Indonesia Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Pacific
Australia Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea
Eastern Europe
Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Georgia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Moldova Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine Uzbekistan
Central Western Europe
Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Portugal Spain Switzerland United Kingdom
Nordic countries
Denmark Finland Norway Sweden
Middle East
Israel Jordan Lebanon Palestine
Latin American Baptist Union
Central America
Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama
South America
Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela
Caribbean Baptist Fellowship
Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago
North American Baptist Fellowship