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The Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha is a Baptist Christian denomination in Bangladesh . It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance . The headquarters is in Dhaka .
Church Headquarters in Dhaka .
The Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha has its origins in a British mission of the BMS World Mission in 1793. [ 1] It was officially founded in 1935 as the Bengal Baptist Union.[ 2] In 2001, it takes the name of Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha.[ 3] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 390 churches and 26,998 members. [ 4]
One of the major contributions by the early Baptists missionaries to the development of modern Bengal in the area of linguistics and educational work. This included the development of a Bengali dictionary and grammar, the first translation of the Bible in Bengali as well as the publication Digdarshan and Samachar Darpan , periodicals that represent the beginnings of the Bengali press. They also co-founded the Calcutta School Book Society in 1817 which published thousands of textbooks in modern science , geography and history for the first time in Bengali.[ 5]
The convention has 64 primary schools, 3 secondary schools. [ 6]
It has 1 affiliated theological institute, the Baptist Theology Academy in Dhaka . [ 7]
The convention has 2 hospitals, Christian Hospital Chandraghona, and 3 health centers. [ 8]
The BBS participates actively in ecumenical relationships through:
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists , Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 49-50
^ Melton, J. Gordon (2010). "Bangladesh Baptist Sangha" . In Melton, J. Gordon ; Baumann, Martin (eds.). Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices . Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). ABC-CLIO. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-59884-203-6 .
^ Bangladesh Baptist Church Sangha, About Us , bbcs.org, Bangladesh, retrieved September 17, 2019
^ Baptist World Alliance, Members , baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved Oct 1, 2023
^ Laird, Michael A. (2012). "Christianity" . In Islam, Sirajul ; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh .
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^ BBCS, About Us , bbcs.org.bd, Bangladesh, retrieved October 22, 2022
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