Korea Baptist Convention

Korea Baptist Convention

Infobox Korean name
hangul=기독교한국침례교회
hanja=基督敎韓國浸禮會
rr=Gidokgyo Han-guk Chimnyehoe
mr=Kidokkyo Han'guk Ch'imnyehoe
The Korea Baptist Convention is a Baptist denominational body in the Republic of Korea. Its beginnings hark back to 1949, when the "Church of Christ in East Asia" made contact with Southern Baptists in the United States. Baptists in Korea have experienced remarkable growth, and in 2006 numbered almost 800,000 in 2700 congregations.Fact|date=February 2007

ee also

* List of religious groups in Korea
* Christianity in Korea
* Religion in South Korea


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