Baptist Christian Church of the Republic of Poland

Baptist Christian Church of the Republic of Poland
Baptist Christian Church of the Republic of Poland
Kościół Chrześcijan Baptystów w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Classification	Evangelical Christianity
Scripture	Bible
Theology	Baptist
Associations	Polish Ecumenical Council; European Baptist Federation; Baptist World Alliance
Language	Polish
Headquarters	Warsaw
Territory	Poland
Origin	19th century
Congregations	102
Members	5,390 (2023)
Official website	https://baptysci.pl

The Baptist Christian Church of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Kościół Chrześcijan Baptystów w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Poland. It is a member of the Polish Ecumenical Council, the European Baptist Federation and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Warsaw.

History

Modern Baptist work began in Poland in 1844.^[2] The first typical Polish congregation was formed in the village of Zelow in 1872. Polish Baptists adopted the German Baptist Confession of 1847 as their own confession.

In 1922, the Union of Slavic Baptists in Poland was formed, and the Union of the Baptist Churches of the German Language was formed in 1928.^[3] The unions of German-speaking and Polish-speaking Baptists existed until World War II, when they were forced into a merger with other evangelical Christian bodies. In 1946, the Baptist Christian Church of the Republic of Poland was founded.^[4] In 1994, it founded the Warsaw Baptist Theological Seminary in Warsaw. ^[5]

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 102 churches and 5,390 members.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Baptist Union of Poland". baptistworld.org. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
^ John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 393
^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 311
^ John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 394
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 445

External links

Baptist Union of Poland Official site

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[bwa-1] "Baptist Union of Poland". baptistworld.org. Retrieved May 5, 2023.

[2] John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 393

[3] Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 311

[jhyb-4] John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 394

[5] William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 445

[note_n0-6] Not in communion with the rest of the Catholic Church, part of the Union of Utrecht

[note_n1-7] Not in communion with the rest of the Catholic Church

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v t e Principal religions of Poland
State-recognised	Catholic Church in Poland Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese Armenian Rodzima Wiara Native Polish Church Polish-Catholic Church in the Republic of Poland Old Catholic Church in Poland Polish Orthodox Church Polish Reformed Church Evangelical-Augsburg Church United Methodist Church Catholic Mariavite Church Old Catholic Mariavite Church Seventh-day Adventist Church Baptist Christian Church of the Republic of Poland Pentecostal Church in Poland Judaism Islam Karaim
Not state-recognised	Jehovah's Witnesses Buddhism Hinduism
See also	Irreligion in Poland Protestantism in Poland Slavic Native Faith in Poland

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