Cambodia Baptist Union

The Cambodia Baptist Union (CBU, also known as the Cambodian Baptist Convention) is a Baptist Christian association of churches in Cambodia. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Fellowship of Cambodia, Kampuchea Christian Council, and the Baptist World Alliance.

History[edit]

Although Baptist missions have been noted in Cambodia since at least 1953,[1] due to the turbulent contemporary history of Cambodia, the CBU was only organized in 1995 as the Khmer Baptist Convention.[2]

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 22,531 members and 527 churches. [3]

Affiliations[edit]

The CBU participates actively in ecumenical relationships through:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Steinberg, David Joel; David P. Chandler (1987). In Search of Southeast Asia: A Modern History. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1110-0.
  2. ^ Erich Geldbach, Baptists Worldwide: Origins, Expansions, Emerging Realities, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2022, p. 358
  3. ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023