Malaysia Baptist Convention (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Malaysia Baptist Convention (Malay: Perhimpunan Baptis Malaysia;MBC) is an association of Baptist churches in Malaysia. According to statistics provided by the Baptist World Alliance, 164 local congregations comprising 19,143 members are associated with the MBC. The other significant body of Baptist churches in Malaysia belong to the Reformed Baptist tradition. The first Baptist churches in Malaysia were the result of the initiative of Baptist immigrants from Swatow, China. A key person during those early days was Mrs. Oh Hock Teck who helped establish the first Baptist church in Alor Setar, Kedah in 1938. Although Baptist work in Malaysia was initiated by Asians, missionaries from the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention played an important role in helping the new churches establish Baptist distinctives in teaching, polity and ministry.