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BWA collects statistics annually and reports the figures received representing December 31 of the year when the last set of statistics was submitted by a convention/union.


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Africa - Asia Pacific - Caribbean - Central America - Europe - North America - South America



Country-BWA Member Body-Year/Churches/Members

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Year



Churches



Members



Angola



 



 



 



Baptist Convention of Angola
(Convenção Baptista de Angola)



2015



312



33,500



Baptist Evangelical Church in Angola
(Igreja Evangélica Baptista em Angola)



2015



314



9,400



Free Baptist Church in Angola
(Igreja Baptista Livre em Angola)



2017



58



3,916



Benin



 



 



 



Union of Protestant Baptist Churches in Benin
(Union des Eglises Protestantes Baptistes du Bénin)



2016*



301



8,143



Botswana



 



 



 



Baptist Convention of Botswana



2004



17



657



Burkina Faso



 



 



 



Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches Burkina Faso
(Union des Eglises Evangeliques Baptiste du Burkina Faso)



2004



60



3,000



Burundi



 



 



 



Free Baptist Churches of Burundi
(Eglise Baptiste Libre du Burundi)



2015



91



12,087



Union of Baptist Churches in Burundi



2015



230



52,000



Cameroon



 



 



 



Cameroon Baptist Convention



2017



1,529



218,230



Native Baptist Church of Cameroon
(Eglise Baptiste Camerounaise)



2016



135



16,000



Union of Baptist Churches in Cameroon
(Union des Eglises Baptistes du Cameroun)



2013



525



80,000



Central African Republic



 



 



 



Association of Baptist Churches of the Central African Republic
(Association des Eglises Baptistes Evangelique en Centrafrique)



2016



464



62,455



Baptist Churches Union (UEB)
(Union des Eglises Baptistes)



2016



68



14,400



Baptist Evangelical Community in Central Africa (CEBAC)



2016



168



14,400



Evangelical Baptist Church of the Central African Republic
(Eglise Evangélique Baptiste)



2016



245



64,000



Fraternal Union of Baptist Churches
(Union Fraternelle des Eglises Baptistes)



2004



152



45,600



Chad


   

Baptist Evangelical Church of Chad
(Eglise Baptiste Evangelique du Tchad)



2016



5



121



Congo, Democratic Republic of



 



 



 



Baptist Church of Congo
(Eglise Baptiste au Congo) 



2017



72



13,785



Baptist Community in Central Africa (CBCA)
(Communauté Baptiste au Centre de l'Afrique)



2017



687



183,524



Baptist Community of the Congo River (CBCF)
(Communauté Baptiste du Flueve Congo)       



2016*



2,601



1,717,688



Baptist Community of the Faithful in Africa
(CBFA) (Communauté Baptiste des Fideles en Afrique)



2016



352



43,452



Baptist Community of Western Congo (CBCO)



2016*



960



2,527,440



Baptist Evangelical Convention of Congo (CBECO)(Convention Baptiste Evangélique du Congo)



2017



25



3,413



Community of Autonomous Baptist Churches Wamba-Bakali
(Communauté des Eglises Baptistes Autonome Entre Wamba-Bakali)



2013



140



45,600



Community of Baptist Churches of Eastern Congo (CEBCE)
(Communauté des Englises Baptistes du Congo-Est) 



2017



482



102,843



Community of Baptist Churches Union of Congo (CUEBC)
(Communauté Union des Eglises Baptistes au Congo)



2010



372



46,321



Community of Baptist Churches in North Congo (CBCN)
(Communauté Baptiste du Congo Nord)



2005



371



38,254



Community of United Baptist Churches (CEBU)



2004



59



27,000



Union of Baptist Churches in Congo (UEBCO)
(Union des Eglises Baptises au Congo)       



2017



200



23,000



Ethiopia



 



 



 



Baptist Evangelical Association of Ethiopia



2004



51



8,009



Emmanuel Baptist Church of Ethiopia



2015



67



41,000



Ethiopian Addis Kidan Baptist Church
(Yethiopia Addis Kidan Ketimiqawti Betkirisetiyan)



2017



137



41,000



Gambia



 



 



 



Baptist Union in the Gambia



2017



10



710



Ghana



 



 



 



Ghana Baptist Convention



2017



1,831



309,940



Ivory Coast



 



 



 



Meridional Evangelical Churches in Ivory Coast
(Englises Evangelise Meridionales en Cote D'Iviore)



2000



100



10,000



Kenya



 



 



 



Baptist Convention of Kenya



2015



3,252



600,000



Liberia



 



 



 



Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention, Inc.



2017



275



55,230



Madagascar



 



 



 



Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar
(Fivondronan'ny Fiangonana Batista Biblika eto Madagasikara) 



2017



419



9,961



Malawi



 



 



 



African Baptist Assembly, Malawi, Inc.



2012



800



72,000



Baptist Convention of Malawi



2015



1,264



330,000



Evangelical Baptist Church of Malawi



2004



300



19,000



Mozambique



 



 



 



Baptist Convention of Mozambique
(Convenção Baptista de Moçambique) 



2016



200



75,000



Namibia



 



 



 



Baptist Convention of Namibia



2016



45



8,849



Nigeria



 



 



 



Mambilla Baptist Convention



2015



290



36,100



Nigerian Baptist Convention



2016*



13,000



7,000,000



Rwanda



 



 



 



Association of Baptist Churches in Rwanda
(Association des Eglises Baptistes au Rwanda)  



2016



203



48,127



Community of Christian Churches in Africa (CECA)
(Communauté des Eglises Chretiénnes en Afrique)



2015



198



51,814



Reformed Baptist Convention in Rwanda



2017*



147



644,363



Union of Baptist Churches in Rwanda



2004



120



257,613



Sierra Leone



 



 



 



Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone



2017



50



28,212



South Africa



 



 



 



Baptist Association of South Africa



2015



25



2,000



Baptist Convention of South Africa



2017



178



30,000



Baptist Mission of South Africa



2016



10



900



Baptist Union of Southern Africa



2017



610



48,000



South Sudan



 



 



 



Baptist Convention of South Sudan



2017*



192



11,520



Faith Evangelical Baptist Church



2016



126



11,000



Sudan



 



 



 



Sudan Interior Church



2017



300



35,000



Tanzania



 



 



 



Baptist Convention of Tanzania



2017



1,300



2,660,000



Togo



 



 



 



Togo Baptist Convention
(Convention Baptiste du Togo)           



2016*



400



22,000



Uganda



 



 



 



Baptist Union of Uganda



2017



1,750



421,600



Uganda Baptist Convention



2014



502



36,008



Zambia



 



 



 



Baptist Convention of Zambia



2017



923



134,640



Baptist Fellowship of Zambia



2015



2,000



180,000



Baptist Union of Zambia



2017



1,150



170,000



Zimbabwe



 



 



 



Baptist Convention of Zimbabwe



2016



380



40,000



Baptist Union of Zimbabwe



2016



68



5,348



Evangelical Baptist Churches of Zimbabwe



2016



52



6,700



National Baptist Convention of Zimbabwe



2017



36



4,440



United Baptist Church of Zimbabwe



2017



140



11,243



Totals for Africa



 



43,857



18,929,416


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ASIA PACIFIC


































































































































































































































































































































 

Year



Churches



Members



Australia



 


  

Baptist Union of Australia



201



991



69,671



Bangladesh


   

Bangladesh Baptist Church Fellowship



2017



527



51,000



Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha



2017



375



24,249



Garo Baptist Convention, Bangladesh



2017



157



12,850



Cambodia


   

Cambodia Baptist Union



2017



548



22,891



Fiji



 



 



 



Fiji Baptist Convention



2017



19



952



Hong Kong



 



 



 



Baptist Convention of Hong Kong



2017



164



114,016



India



 



 



 



Arunachal Baptist Church Council



2017



1,150



122,880



Assam Baptist Convention
(Axom Baptist Convention)   



2017



860



35,389



Baptist Churches Council Of Eastern India



2017



126



25,000



Baptist Church of Mizoram
(Mizoram Baptist Kohhran)             



2017



677



120,460



Baptist Union of North India



2016



54



15,700



Bengal Baptist Union



2017



137



7,552



Convention of Baptist Churches of the Northern Circars



2004



255



165,400



Evangelical Baptist Convention of India



2017



237



39,045



Garo Baptist Convention of India



2017



230



314,390



India Association of General Baptists



2004



121



10,300



India Baptist Convention



2012



80



8,000



Karbi Hill Baptist Convention
(Karbi Anglong Baptist Convention)



2017



331



34,479



Karnataka Baptist Convention



2015



830



68,800



Lairam Jesus Christ Baptist Church
(Lairam Isua Krista Baptist Kohhran) 



2017



110



18,570



Lower Assam Baptist Union



2017



327



37,654



Maharashtra Baptist Society



2016



321



10,245



Manipur Baptist Convention



2015



1,303



196,217



Nagaland Baptist Church Council



2016



1,615



610,825



North Bank Baptist Christian Association



2016



1,136



88,976



Orissa Baptist Evangelistic Crusade (OBEC)



2013



3,421



388,577



Samavesam of Telegu Baptist Churches
(membership under review)



1995



893



475,639



Tripura Baptist Christian Union



2017



943



70,604



Indonesia



 



 



 



Convention of Indonesian Baptist Churches
(Kerapatan Gereja-Gereja Baptis Indonesia)       



2007



149



9,976



The Fellowship of Baptist Churches of Papua
(Peresekutuan Gereja-Gereja Baptis Papua)



2016*



310



70,000



Union of Indonesian Baptist Churches
(Gabungan Gereja Baptis Indonesia)         



2017



648



45,450



Japan



 



 



 



Japan Baptist Conference



2004



11



476



Japan Baptist Convention



2017



323



14,433



Japan Baptist Union



2017



69



3,603



Okinawa Baptist Convention



2016



37



2,554



Korea



 



 



 



Korea Baptist Convention



2017



3,299



520,000



Macau



 



 



 



Macau Baptist Association



2004



6



750



Malaysia



 



 



 



Malaysia Baptist Convention
(Perhimpunan Baptis Malaysia)   



2017



185



29,771



Myanmar



 



 



 



Myanmar Baptist Convention



2017



5,126



999,316



Self Supporting Kayin Baptist Mission Society



2013



95



13,861



Nepal



 



 



 



Nepal Baptist Church Council



2017



248



19,000



New Zealand



 



 



 



Baptist Union of New Zealand



2017



238



21,687



Papua New Guinea



 



 



 



Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea, Inc.



2017*



480



82,000



Philippines



 



 



 



Baptist Conference of the Philippines, Inc.



2013



430



35,000



Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches, Inc.



2017*



1,079



600,000



Convention of Visayas and Mindanao of Southern Baptist Churches



2013



1,700



200,000



General Baptist Churches of the Philippines, Inc.



2016*



275



18,000



Luzon Convention of Southern Baptist Churches, Inc.



2016



508



49,501



Singapore



 



 



 



Singapore Baptist Convention



2016



37



10,000



Sri Lanka



 



 



 



Sri Lanka Baptist Union
(Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya)   



2017



32



6,183



Taiwan



 



 



 



Chinese Baptist Convention



2010



212



37,426



Thailand



 



 



 



12th District of Church of Christ in Thailand



2007



130



10,615



Thailand Baptist Convention



2014



169



22,440



Thailand Karen Baptist Convention



2016



203



38,877



Thailand Lahu Baptist Convention



2016



84



8,194



Vietnam



 



 



 



Baptist Churches in Vietnam (BCV)
(Hoi Thanh Bap-tit Viet Nam (Nam Phuong))  



2015



509



40,000



Totals for Asia Pacific



 



34,530



5,070,578


 


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CENTRAL AMERICA


 YearChurchesMembers
Antigua and Barbuda    
Antigua Baptist Association 2010¹4250
Bahamas    
National Baptist Missionary and Education Convention 201740078,000
Barbados    
Barbados Baptist Convention 2010¹4250
Belize   
Baptist Association of Belize 2015493,500
Bermuda    
Bermuda Baptist Fellowship 20043330
Cuba    
Baptist Convention of Eastern Cuba
(Convención Bautista de Cuba Oriental)		200943530,200
Baptist Convention of Western Cuba
(Convención Bautista de Cuba Occidental)		201134723,089
Fellowship of Baptist Churches in Cuba
(Fraternidad de Iglesias Bautista de Cuba)		2016422,511
Free Will Baptist Convention of Cuba
(Convención Bautista Libre de Cuba)   		2012432,650
Dominican Republic    
Dominican Baptist Convention
(Convención Bautista Dominicana)		2010¹5350
Grenada   
Grenada Baptist Association20175510
Guyana    
Baptist Convention of Guyana2016272,106
Haiti    
Association of Conservative Baptist Churches of Haiti (ASEBACH)
(Mission Baptiste Conservatrice d'Haiti) 		201736022,400
Connection of Haitian Baptist Churches for Integral Mission (CEBAHMI)
(Connexion des Eglises Baptistes Haitiennes pour la Mision Integrale) 		201215045,000
Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti (MBESH)
(Mission Evangelique Baptiste du Sud d'Haiti) 		201248860,000
Haiti Baptist Convention
(Convention Baptiste d'Haiti) 		2010¹11250,000
Jamaica   
Jamaica Baptist Union       201733840,200
St. Vincent and the Grenadines   
St. Vincent Baptist Convention201761,500
Trinidad and Tobago    
Baptist Union of Trinidad and Tobago 2016233,876
Turks and Caicos Islands   
Turks and Caicos Islands Baptist Union, Inc.201613645
Totals for the Caribbean   2,854367,367
¹Figures received from CBF   








































































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EUROPE


 YearChurchesMembers
Costa Rica    
Federation of Baptist Associations of Costa Rica
(Federación de Asociaciones Bautistas de Costa Rica)		2010²292,500
El Salvador    
Baptist Association of El Salvador
(Asociación Bautista de El Salvador)		2016602,500
Baptist Federation of El Salvador
(Federación Bautista de El Salvador)		2009²351,140
Guatemala    
Convention of Baptist Churches in Guatemala
(Convención de Iglesias Bautista de Guatemala) 		201742553,056
Honduras    
National Convention of Baptist Churches in Honduras
(Convención Nacional de Iglesias Bautistas de Honduras)		201560024,000
Mexico    
National Baptist Convention of Mexico
(Convención Nacional Bautista de México)		2011²1,80070,000
Nicaragua    
Baptist Convention of Nicaragua
(Convención Bautista de Nicaragua)		201629075,000
Panama    
Baptist Convention of Panama
(Convención Bautista de Panamá)		20121104,518
Totals for Central America  3,349232,714

2Figures received from UBLA
   








































































































































































































































































































































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MIDDLE EAST  (members of the European Baptist Federation)


 YearChurchesMembers
Armenia    
Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches of Armenia2017³1554,920
Austria    

Baptist Union of Austria
(Bund der Baptistengemeinden in Österreich)


2017332,272
Azerbaijan    
Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Azerbaijan2017³223,000
Belarus    
Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Belarus
(Союз евангельских христиан баптистов в Республике Беларусь)		201628212,669
Belgium    
Union of Baptist Churches in Belgium
(Union des Baptistes en Belgique) (Unie Van Baptisten in Belgie)		2017251,525
Bosnia and Herzegovina    
Baptist Church in Bosnia/Herzegovina 2017³5200
Bulgaria    
Baptist Union of Bulgaria
(Съюз на Евангелските Баптистки Църкви в България) 		2017³1285,150
Croatia    
Baptist Union of Croatia      2017³482,000
Czech Republic    
Baptist Union of the Czech Republic
(Bratrská jednota baptistů)                              		2017452,483
Denmark    
Baptist Union of Denmark
(Baptistkirken i Danmark)                                		2017535,183
Estonia    
Union of  Free Evangelical & Baptist Churches of Estonia2017846,489
Finland    
Finland Swedish Baptist Union                   
(Findlands svenska baptistsamfund)                  		2017151,126
Finnish Baptist Union
(Suomen Baptistikirkko)                              		201715830
France    
Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches
(Fédération des Eglises Evangéliques Baptistes de France)		20171086,132
Georgia   
Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia           2017391,020
Germany    
International Baptist Convention 2017636,076
Union of Evangelical Free Churches (Baptists) in Germany
(Bund Evangelisch-Freikirchlicher Gemeinden in Deutschland K.d.ö.R.)
201780282,357
Hungary    

Baptist Union of Hungary                             
(Magyarországi Baptista Egyház)


201630211,731
Italy    
Christian Evangelical Baptist Union of Italy
(Unione Cristiana Evangelica Battista d'Italia)		20171174,300
Latvia    
Union of Baptist Churches in Latvia
(Latvijas Baptistu draudžu savienība)		2017906,468
Lithuania    
Baptist Union of Lithuania                    
(Lietuvos Evangeliku Baptistu Bendruomeniu Sajunga)		20168267
Moldova    
Union of  Christian Evangelical Baptists of Moldova
(Uniunea Bisericilor Crestine Evanghelice – Baptiste din Moldova)                                    		201637618,382
Netherlands    
Union of Baptist Churches in the Netherlands
(Unie van Baptistengemeenten in Nederland)  		20178210,220
Norway    
Baptist Union of Norway                                 
(Det Norske Baptistsamfunn)                            		2016986,424
Poland    
Baptist Union of Poland                                
(Kościól Chrześcijan Baptystów w RP)               		2017965,243
Portugal    
Portuguese Baptist Convention
(Convenção Baptista Portuguesa)                      		2017744,284
Romania    
Baptist Union of Romania
(Uniunea Bisericilor Crestine Baptiste din România)  		20171,61484,915

Hungarian Baptist Convention of Romania         (Romániai Magyar Baptista Gyülekezetek Szövetsége)


2017³2478,954
Russian Federation    
Euro-Asiatic Federation of Unions of Evangelical Christians-Baptists                                      
(Евро-Азиатская Федерация Союзов евангельских христиан-баптистов)                                              		200523116,530
Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists
(Россиский союз евагельских христиан-баптистов)		2017³1,81876,070
Serbia    
Union of Baptist Churches in Serbia                 
(Savez baptističkih crkava u Srbiji)		2017661,900
Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Serbia
(Savez Hrišćanskih Bašptističkih Crkava - Srbija) 		201716312
Slovakia   
Baptist Union of Slovakia
(Bratská Jednota Baptistov)                       		2016241,858
Slovenia    
Union of Baptist Churches in Slovenia
(Zveza Baptisticnih Cerkva V Republiki Sloveniji)		2017³7160
Spain    
Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain
(Unión Evangélica Bautista de España)		201610410,651
Sweden    

Uniting Church in Sweden
(Svenska Baptistsamfundet)


201669763,384
Switzerland   
Swiss Baptist Union        
(Bund Schweizer Baptistengemeinden)      		2016121,048
Turkey   
Turkish Baptist Alliance
(Türk Baptist Kiliseler Birliği)		20178300
Ukraine    
All-Ukranian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists       (Всеукраинский Союз Церквей Евангельских Христиан-Баптистов)        20172,600113,000
United Kingdom    
Baptist Union of Great Britain       20171,947118,673
Baptist Union of Scotland201716110,854
Baptist Union of Wales                           
(Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru)    		20173529,897
Uzbekistan    
Union of Evangelical Christian-Baptists of Uzbekistan 2017³602,735
Totals for Europe  13,132732,038
³Figures received from EBF   




















































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NORTH AMERICA


 YearChurchesMembers
Egypt    
Egyptian Baptist Convention2015232,090
Israel    
Association of Baptist Churches in Israel         2017³19800
Jordan    
Jordan Baptist Convention2016221,350
Lebanon    
Convention of the Evangelical Baptist Churches in Lebanon2017³321,600
Syria   
Baptist Convention of Syria2017³10600
Totals for Middle East 1066,440

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SOUTH AMERICA


 YearChurchesMembers
Canada    
Canadian Baptist Ministries       201799786,749
Canadian National Baptist Convention201740423,130
United States of America    
American Baptist Churches USA       20175,0811,158,875
Baptist General Association of Virginia      20171,376614,575
Baptist General Convention of Missouri201715043,000
Baptist General Convention of Texas20175,3472,024,997
Chin Baptist Churches USA201610913,315
Converge Worldwide    2016*1,312322,293
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship         20161,800750,000
Czechoslovak Baptist Convention of USA & Canada20164700
District of Columbia Baptist Convention201715640,000
General Association of General Baptists       201782150,365
Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention, USA20162,6001,160,000
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. International201612,3363,106,000
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.          201621,1458,415,100
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America          2004300400,000
North American Baptist Conference        201638050,000
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.          20171,2001,500,000
Russian-Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Union, USA, Inc.201214950
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference USA & Canada, Ltd. 2017763,000
Union of Latvian Baptists in America
(Amerikas Latviešu Baptistu Apvienība)           		20175104
Zomi Baptist Churches of America2017363,500
Totals for North America  55,64919,766,653
















































































































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TOTALS


 YearChurchesMembers
Argentina    
Argentine Baptist Association (ABA)
(Asociación Bautista Argentina)                             		2017648,300
Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina  (Convención Evangelica Bautista Argentina)                     201667085,000
Bolivia    
Baptist Convention of Bolivia            
(Convención Bautista Boliviana)                        		20146013,000
Bolivian Baptist Union                            
(Unión Bautista Boliviana)  		201525738,550
Brazil    
Brazilian Baptist Convention
(Convençáo Batista Brasileira)                         		20158,3921,618,663

Convention of Independent Baptists
(Convenção das Igrejas Batistas Independentes)


201770050,230
National Baptist Convention
(Convenção Batista Nacional)                            		20172,846384,930
Chile    
National Baptist Convention of Chile
(Convención Bautista Nacional De Chile) 		2016482,600
Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Chile
(Unión de Iglesias Evangélicas Bautistas de Chile)		201343750,000
Colombia    
Colombian Baptist Denomination                   (Denominación Bautista Colombiana)            201624518,464
Ecuador   
Baptist Convention of Ecuador                       (Convención Bautista  Ecuatoriana)                    201522928,500
Paraguay    
Baptist Evangelical Convention of Paraguay (Convención Evangélica Bautista de Paraguay)                               201425020,000
Peru    
Baptist Evangelical Convention of Peru
(Convención Evangélica Bautista del Perú)                                      		201718313,581
Uruguay    
Baptist Evangelical Convention of Uruguay (Convención Evangélica Bautista del Uruguay)                                                      2017703,200
Venezuela    
National Baptist Convention of Venezuela   (Convención Nacional Bautista de Venezuela)                                     2017703,200
Totals for South America  15,0143,395,118

                        2Figures received from UBLA
   












TOTAL Countries and Territories125
TOTAL Member Bodies239
*Pending Reconciliation
 
TOTALS AS OF December 31, 2017168,491
47,500,324 
TOTALS AS OF December 31, 2016168,88547,976,960

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