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Baptist Union of Wales

Christian denomination

Summary

Christian denomination

Field	Value
name	Baptist Union of Wales
native_name	Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru
image	Baptist Union of Wales Logo.jpg
alt	Logo of the Baptist Union of Wales.
caption	Logo of the Baptist Union of Wales
(Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru).
main_classification	Nonconformist Protestantism
orientation	Evangelical
theology	Baptist
polity	Congregational
founded_date	1866
headquarters	Carmarthen
fellowships	Baptist Union of Great Britain
associations	Baptist World Alliance,
European Baptist Federation,
Free Church Federation,
Cytûn
area	Wales
website	http://www.buw.org.uk/
congregations	315
members	8,105

(Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru). |leader/moderator = European Baptist Federation, Free Church Federation, Cytûn The Baptist Union of Wales, abbreviated BUW (Welsh: Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru; UBC), is a Baptist denomination in Wales, United Kingdom. The Union is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, the European Baptist Federation, the Free Church Federation, the Churches Together in Wales. The Baptist Union of Wales' headquarters is located in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire.

History

Early Welsh Baptist ministers

The Puritan minister Hugh Evans was the first minister to preach Baptist doctrines in Wales, around 1646, in the parishes of Llan-hir, Cefnllys, Nantmel, and Llanddewi Ystradenny, as well as in districts across the upper Wye Valley in Breconshire. In 1649, John Myles and Thomas Proud were appointed ministers at Ilston parish, before emigrating to Swansea, Massachusetts in 1663. Myles and Proud were connected to the Particular Baptists in London. In 1650, three Baptist churches held the first Baptist General Assembly in Wales. A national body was organized in 1866.

Membership

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 8,105 members and 315 churches.

References

William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 623
"The National Library of Wales Dictionary of Welsh Biography".
Robert E. Johnson, ''A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches'', Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 108
"First Baptist church in Swansea".
Robert E. Johnson, ''A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches'', Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 109
Baptist World Alliance, [https://www.baptistworld.org/member-unions/ Members], baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023

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