All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists

The Evangelical Baptist Union of Ukraine or All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists (AUC ECB) (Ukrainian: Всеукраїнський союз церков євангельських християн-баптистів (ВСЦ ЄХБ)) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Ukraine. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Kyiv.

History

The All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian-Baptists has its origins in a believer's baptism movement in the 19th century. In 1918, the All-Ukrainian Union of Baptists was founded. In 1922, it became associated with Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists. It was officially reorganized in 1990 and became independent of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists. According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 2,192 churches and 105,189 members.

Schools

It has 7 affiliated theological institutes.

See also

• Baptists in Ukraine
• Baptist Union of Poland
• Brotherhood of Independent Baptist Churches and Ministries of Ukraine
• List of Baptist denominations
• Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Convention of Canada
• Union of Christian Evangelical Baptist Churches of Moldova
• Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Russia

References

External links

• Official Website