The Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention has its origins in an American mission of the Richmond African Baptist Missionary Society in 1821. [1] It is officially founded in 1880. [2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 292 churches and 55,325 members. [3]
Schools
It founded the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary in Monrovia in 1976. [4]
It founded William R. Tolbert Baptist University in Krukai in 2022. [5]
References
^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1715
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 344
^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
