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The European Baptist Federation (EBF) is a federation of 51 Baptist associations from Albania to Yugoslavia, and is one of six regional fellowships in the Baptist World Alliance. The EBF was founded in Ruschlikon, Switzerland in 1949. There is a great deal of emphasis on human rights, religious liberty and aid programs. The Federation represents about 12,000 congregations of Baptists with over 800,000 members.
Members
In October of 2003, the bodies from the following countries were members of the European Baptist Federation:
- Albania
- Albanian Baptist Union
- Armenia
- Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches of Armenia
- Austria
- Baptist Union of Austria
- Azerbaijan
- The Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- The Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches in the Republic of Belarus
- Belgium
- Union of Baptists in Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Baptist Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Baptist Union of Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Baptist Union of Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Egyptian Baptist Convention
- Estonia
- Union of Evangelical Christian and Baptist Churches of Estonia
- Europe and Middle East
- Finland
- Finnish Baptist Union
- Swedish-Speaking Baptist Union of Finland
- France
- Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France
- Georgia
- Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia
- Germany
- Union of Evangelical Free Church Congregations in Germany
- Great Britain
- Hungary
- Israel
- Italy
- Baptist Union of Italy
- Jordan
- Jordan Baptist Convention
- Kazakhstan
- Baptist Union of Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Union of Baptist Churches in Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lebanese Baptist Convention
- Lithuania
- The Baptist Union of Lithuania
- Republic of Macedonia
- Union of the Baptist Christians in the Republic of Macedonia
- Moldova
- Union of Christian Evangelical Baptist Churches of Moldova
- Netherlands
- Union of Baptist Churches in the Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Convention of Baptists in Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Russia
- Scotland
- Serbia
- Union of Baptist Churches in Serbia
- Slovakia
- Brotherly Union of Baptists in Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Union of Baptist Churches in the Republic of Slovenia
- Spain
- Union of Evangelical Baptists of Spain
- Sweden
- Baptist Union of Sweden
- Switzerland
- Swiss Baptist Union
- Syria
- Syrian Baptist Convention
- Tajikistan
- Union of Evangelical Christians - Baptists
- Ukraine
- The All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists
- Brotherhood of Independent Baptist Churches and Ministries of Ukraine
- Wales
- Yugoslavia
- Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Yugoslavia
Reference
Crossing the Boundaries - The story of Fifty Years of the European Baptist Federation, by Bernard Green
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