The Baptist Convention of Kenya is a Baptist Christian denomination in Kenya. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Nairobi.
Baptist Convention of Kenya | |
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Abbreviation | BCK |
Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
Origin | 1971 |
Congregations | 3,412 |
Members | 737,000 |
Seminaries | 1 |
Official website | baptistconventionofkenya |
The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1956 in Nairobi. [1] In 1971, the Baptist Convention of Kenya was formally founded. [2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 3,412 churches and 737,000 members. [3]
It founded the Kenya Baptist Theological College in Limuru in 1981. [4]