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The Myanmar Baptist Convention(ျမန္မာႏိုင္ငံႏွစ္ျခင္းအသင္းခ်ဳပ္ႀကီး) is an association of Baptist churches in the nation of Myanmar (known until 1989 as Burma).〔(www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/myanmar-baptist-convention )〕 In Myanmar about 6% of the population is Christian, with two-thirds of them being considered Protestant. Almost half of these Protestants are Baptists. In 2003, the Convention had 629,146 members in 3513 churches. Myanmar Baptist Convention has 18 affiliated conventions and two churches under its umbrella, and is a member of the World Council of Churches and the Baptist World Alliance.〔(www.bwanet.org/about-us2/statistics )〕 Departments of Myanmar Baptist Convention _____________________ Finance & Property Evangelism & Mission Christian Education Christian Communication Theological Education Christian Social and Service & Development Literature & Publication Leadership Development Ministers Men Women Youth ==History== The famous American Baptist missionaries, Adoniram and Ann Judson, moved to Rangoon in 1813 when British authorities refused to allow them to stay in India. The Judsons were in Burma six years before their first convert was baptized. Adoniram Judson gathered a group of believers and labored under many trials, but his missionary tenure of almost 40 years helped firmly establish the Baptist work in Burma. His monumental work included translating the Bible into Burmese, which was completed in 1834. George Dana Boardman began a work among the Karen peoples in 1828. Today the ''Karen Baptist Convention'' is the largest member body of the ''Myanmar Baptist Convention'', which was formed in 1865. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Myanmar Baptist Convention」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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