Macau Baptist Convention

Macau Baptist Convention
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	澳門浸信會聯會
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin ào mén jìn xìn huì lián huì Yue: Cantonese Jyutping ou3 mun4 zam3 seon3 wui6 lyun4 wui6
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Convenção Baptista de Macau

The Macau Baptist Convention (Abbr: MBC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It is a member of the Baptist World Alliance.

History

It can trace its origins to the work established by the Triennial Convention missionaries, John and Henrietta Shuck, in 1835.^[1] The first Baptist church was, however, only set up in 1905 when the Macau Baptist Church was planted by Charlton Todd.^[2] A building was purchased in 1927 at the Rua Pedro Nolasco da Silva to house its congregation and is today also the headquarters of the MBC.^[3]

In 1952, the Macau Baptist Mission was founded.^[4]

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 6 churches and 750 members.^[5]

See also

• Christianity in China
• Christianity in Macau
• Asia Pacific Baptist Federation
• Baptist World Alliance

References

1. Bushnell, Lorilla E. (1909). The Story of Our Baptist Missionary Work. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society.
2. 澳門浸信教會: 本會歷史 Archived 2008-06-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
3. Macao Yearbook 2003: Religion and Customs
4. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 356
5. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023