Bangladesh Baptist Fellowship
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The Bangladesh Baptist Fellowship (BBF) is a national cooperative association of Baptist
churches in Bangladesh
. It traces its origins from missionary work conducted by Baptists from New Zealand
in 1886 under the auspices of the New Zealand Baptist Mission. The BBF is today the largest Baptist body in Bangladesh.
A large majority of the congregations associated with the BBF was planted within the last decade and the BBF currently supports 10 evangelist
s who work in conjunction with churches to conduct evangelism in cities and remote villages.
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
churches in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It traces its origins from missionary work conducted by Baptists from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in 1886 under the auspices of the New Zealand Baptist Mission. The BBF is today the largest Baptist body in Bangladesh.
A large majority of the congregations associated with the BBF was planted within the last decade and the BBF currently supports 10 evangelist
Evangelism
Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity....
s who work in conjunction with churches to conduct evangelism in cities and remote villages.
Affiliations
The BBF participates actively in ecumenical relationships through:- National Christian Fellowship of Bangladesh
- Evangelical Fellowship of Asia
- World Evangelical AllianceWorld Evangelical Alliance- Introduction :' is a global ministry working with local churches around the world to join in common concern to live and proclaim the "Good News of Jesus" in their communities...
- Baptist World AllianceBaptist World AllianceThe Baptist World Alliance is a worldwide alliance of Baptist churches and organizations, formed in 1905 at Exeter Hall in London during the first Baptist World Congress.-History:...
- Asia Pacific Baptist FederationAsia Pacific Baptist FederationThe Asia Pacific Baptist Federation is a regional organization of the Baptist World Alliance, a worldwide fellowship of churches that subscribe to Baptist distinctives. The APBF was formed in the then British colony of Hong Kong in 1973 as the Asian Baptist Federation...