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The '''Baptist Union of Croatia''' ({{langx|hr|Savez Baptističkih crkava u Republici Hrvatsko}}) is a [[Baptists|Baptist]] [[Christian denomination]] in [[Croatia]]. It is affiliated with the [[European Baptist Federation]] and the [[Baptist World Alliance]]. 

==History==
The first known Baptist activity in this region occurred in the late 19th century. Filip Lotz, converted and baptized in Vienna, returned home in 1883. A ministry arose among the Germans in Daruvar of Slavonia, and later became a Czech and Croatian work. Ivan Zrinscak started Baptist work in Zagreb about 1890, and being converted while in Budapest. The Croatians formed their union in 1991, when Croatia became independent from Yugoslavia.<ref> William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 170</ref> The Baptist Union of Croatia was officially recognized by the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2003_12_196_3112.html |language=Croatian |publisher=[[Narodne novine]] |work=Narodne novine - Službeni list Republike Hrvatske NN196/03 |title=Ugovor između Vlade Republike Hrvatske i Saveza baptističkih crkava u Republici Hrvatskoj o pitanjima od zajedničkog interesa |date=December 15, 2003 |accessdate=February 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181904/http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2003_12_196_3112.html |archivedate=March 3, 2016 }}</ref>

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 1,800 members and 48 churches. <ref> Baptist World Alliance, [https://www.baptistworld.org/member-unions/ Members], baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023</ref>

Ministries include the ''Theological Faculty'', an educational facility in Zagreb started by Baptists and Lutherans in 1976, and the ''Baptist Institute'', started by the Baptist Union in 1999, and ''Baptist Aid'', "established to coordinate the work of various humanitarian organizations".

==External links==
*[http://www.baptist.hr/ Baptist Union of Croatia] - official web site (in Croatian)

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[[Category:Protestantism in Croatia]]
[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1991]]
[[Category:Baptist denominations in Europe]]
[[Category:Baptist denominations established in the 20th century]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Croatia]]


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