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 Although Baptist missions have been noted in Cambodia since at least 1953, due to the turbulent contemporary history of Cambodia, the CBU was only organized in 1995 as the Khmer Baptist Convention. Erich Geldbach, Baptists Worldwide: Origins, Expansions, Emerging Realities, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2022, p. 358
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 22,531 members and 527 churches. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
Affiliations
The CBU participates actively in ecumenical relationships through:
Evangelical Fellowship of Cambodia Evangelical Fellowship of Asia World Evangelical Alliance Kampuchea Christian Council Christian Conference of Asia World Council of Churches Baptist World Alliance Asia Pacific Baptist Federation
See also Christianity in Cambodia Bible Born again Baptist beliefs Jesus Christ Believers' Church
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