United Baptist Church of Mozambique

The United Baptist Church of Mozambique (Portuguese: Igreja União Baptista de Moçambique) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Mozambique. The headquarters is in Maputo.

United Baptist Church of Mozambique
Igreja União Baptista de Moçambique
Classification	Evangelical Christianity
Theology	Baptist
Headquarters	Maputo, Mozambique
Origin	1970
Congregations	1,178
Members	400,000

History

The Church has its origins in 1921 with the building of a mission by the Swedish Scandinavian Independent Mission in Maputo.^[1] In 1970, the Evangelical Baptist Church and the Scandinavian Baptist Mission merged to form the United Baptist Church of Mozambique. ^[2] According to a census published by the association in 2006, it claimed 1,178 churches and 400,000 members.^[3]

See also

• Bible
• Born again
• Worship service (evangelicalism)
• Jesus Christ
• Believers' Church