Thailand Karen Baptist Convention

Thailand Karen Baptist Convention
Thailand Karen Baptist Convention
Classification	Evangelical Christianity
Theology	Baptist
Associations	Baptist World Alliance
Headquarters	Chiang Mai, Thailand
Origin	1955
Congregations	225
Members	41,566
Seminaries	Siloam Bible Institute
Official website	karen-tkbc.com

The Thailand Karen Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in Thailand. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Chiang Mai.

History[edit]

The Thailand Karen Baptist Convention has its origins in a mission of the American Baptist International Ministries in 1833. ^[1] It is officially founded in 1955. ^[2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 225 churches and 41,566 members. ^[3]

Schools[edit]

It has 1 affiliated theological institute, the Siloam Bible Institute in Chiang Mai founded in 1953^[4]

References[edit]

^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 208
^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 266
^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
^ TKBC, Siloam Bible Institute, karen-tkbc.com, Thailand, retrieved May 5, 2023

External links[edit]

Official Website

[1] William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 208

[2] Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 266

[3] Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023

[4] TKBC, Siloam Bible Institute, karen-tkbc.com, Thailand, retrieved May 5, 2023

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