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Association of Baptist Churches in Israel
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The Association of Baptist Churches in Israel (ABCI) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Israel. It is a member of the European Baptist Federation, the Baptist World Alliance and the Evangelical Alliance of Israel.
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History
The Association has its origins in the founding of the first Baptist Church in Nazareth in 1911 by the Syrian Shukri Mosa.[1][2] An American mission of the International Mission Board also established other churches in 1923.[3] The Association was founded in 1965 by various Israeli Arab churches.[4]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 17 churches and 900 members.[5]
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Beliefs
The Association has a Baptist confession of faith. It is a member of the Baptist World Alliance and the Convention of Evangelical Churches in Israel.[6]
Schools
The association is a partner of the Nazareth Baptist School founded in 1936, a K–12 school.[7]
In 2007, it founded the Nazareth Centre for Christian Studies.[8] In 2014, the Centre merged with the Galilee Bible college to establish the Nazareth Evangelical College.[9]
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