The Japan Baptist Convention (日本バプテスト連盟 , Nippon Baputesuto Renmei ) is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Japan . It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance . The headquarters is in Saitama .
Fukuoka Seibu Baptist Church The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in southwestern Japan in 1889.[ 1] It was officially founded in 1947.[ 2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 320 churches and 13,975 members.[ 3]
In 1962, it founded the Tokyo Baptist Theological Seminary.[ 2] Alumni of the Tokyo Baptist Theological Seminary include Sayuri Kume .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices , ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1572 ^ a b William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists , Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 326 ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members , baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved February 4, 2023 ^ 「異邦人」のヒットから40年 久保田早紀が久米小百合として音楽宣教師になった理由 . Daily Shincho of Shinchosha . 18 September 2020. ^ "Ms. Sayuri Kume as Goodwill Ambassador of JBS". JBS News International . Volume 3. October 2007 . ^ 【BRIDGE】 「異邦人」のヒットの陰で 久米小百合 . Christian Press. 11/4/2022. The Southern Baptist Mission in Japan, 1889–1989 , by F. Calvin Parker (University Press of America, 1991)
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