Lebanese Baptist Evangelical Convention

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The Lebanese Baptist Evangelical Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in Lebanon. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Beirut.

History

The Convention has its origins in the founding of the first Baptist church in Beirut in 1895 by the American pastor Said Jureidini.<ref>Brian Stiller, Evangelicals Around the World: A Global Handbook for the 21st Century, Thomas Nelson, USA, 2015, p. 355</ref> It was officially founded in 1955 by various churches.<ref>John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 297</ref> According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 32 churches and 1,600 members.<ref>Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023</ref>

Schools

In 1960, it founded the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Mansourieh.<ref>John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 296</ref>