The Baptist Evangelical Association of Madagascar is a fellowship of evangelical Baptist

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 Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

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Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

 Baptist churches formed this association in 1997, whose purpose is "implanting and developing true evangelical and conservative churches in Madagascar." In 2005 four churches were members of the association. Leadership is vested in a board of directors.

The association's articles of faith contain statements on the inspiration of the Scriptures; the Triune God; the humanity, deity, virgin birth, death, resurrection and second coming of Jesus

Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...

 Christ

Christ

Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...

; the Fall of Man; of Salvation through repentance and faith; an independent autonomous church; two ordinances - baptism

Baptism

In Christianity, baptism is for the majority the rite of admission , almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally and also membership of a particular church tradition...

 by immersion and the Lord's Supper

Lord's Supper

The Lord's Supper may refer to:*Eucharist, Mass or Communion, a rite in Christianity*The Last Supper, the last meal Jesus of Nazareth shared with his disciples in the collection of Christian Scriptures called The Holy Bible....

; and the bodily resurrection.