Baptist Union of Wales

Baptist Union of Wales ; Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru
General
Belief	Baptism
organization	Congregationalism
distribution	Wales
membership	European Baptist Federation , ; Baptist World Federation , ; Free Church Federation ; Cytûn
numbers
Members	25,384 (1995)
Communities	544 (1995)
Others
Website	buw.org.uk

The Baptist Union of Wales ( Baptist Union of Wales - Welsh : Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru ) is an association of Baptist congregations in Wales .

history

Hugh Evans, a General Baptist pastor , was one of the first Baptists to preach in Wales around 1646. The first church was founded in 1649 by John Miles (1621-1683) and Thomas Proud in Ilston , both of whom belonged to the Particular Baptists in London . The first general assembly of Welsh Baptists was held by three congregations in 1650.

In 1866 a national association of Baptist Churches was organized in Wales. One of the most important Welsh preachers was Christmas Evans (1766-1838).

Statistics, organization and language

In 1995 the Baptist Union of Wales had 544 congregations with 25,384 members. 146 of the 9,552 congregations were also represented in the Baptist Union of Great Britain . The Union’s administrative headquarters are in Carmarthen .

The Baptist Union of Wales is a member

of the European Baptist Federation
and the Baptist World Federation .
The Evangelical Alliance Wales, The Free Church Council, Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales) ( see: Evangelical Alliance )

Many congregations in the Union celebrate their services in Welsh .

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