Bangladesh Baptist Church Fellowship

Bangladesh Baptist Church Fellowship
Classification	Evangelical Christianity
Theology	Baptist
Associations	Asia Pacific Baptist Federation, Baptist World Alliance
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Origin	1920
Congregations	541
Members	56,500
Aid organization	Baptist Aid-BBCF

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The Bangladesh Baptist Fellowship (BBF) is a Baptist Christian association of churches in Bangladesh. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Dhaka.

History

The Fellowship has its origins in a New Zealand mission in 1886. ^[1] It was formed in 1920 as the East Bengal Baptist Union. ^[2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 541 churches and 56,500 members. ^[3]

Baptist Aid-BBCF

In 1994, it founded Baptist Aid-BBCF, a humanitarian organization.^[4]

References

^ Erich Geldbach, Baptists Worldwide: Origins, Expansions, Emerging Realities, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2022, p. 357
^ Johnson, Robert E. (13 September 2010). A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches. Cambridge University Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-139-78898-4.
^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved November 2, 2023
^ Baptist Aid-BBCF, Organization Background, baid-bbcf.org, Bangladesh, retrieved November 2, 2023