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BMS World Mission is a Christian missionary society founded by Baptists from England around 1792. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings General Baptist is a generic term for Baptists that hold the view of a general Atonement, as well as a specific name of groups of Baptists within the broader See also Baptist The Beliefs of Baptist Churches are not totally consistent from one Baptist church to another as Baptists do not have a central governing authority Prima scriptura is a doctrine that says canonized scripture is "first" or "above all" sources of Divine revelation. Sola scriptura ( Latin ablative, "by scripture alone" is the assertion that the Bible as God's written word is self-authenticating See also Ordinance (Latter Day Saints See also Baptist Baptists recognize only two ordinances — Believer's baptism and the Lord's Baptists generally recognize two Scriptural offices, those of Pastor -teacher and Deacon. 1600s 1644 First London Baptist Confession - revised in 1646 1651 The Faith and Practice of Thirty Congregations 1654 The True Gospel-Faith Congregationalist polity, often known as congregationalism is a system of Church governance in which every Local church congregation is independent Separation of church and state is one of the primary theological distinctions of the Baptist tradition John Bunyan (28 November 1628 &ndash 31 August 1688 a Christian writer and Preacher, was born at Harrowden (one mile south-east of Bedford See also Fuller Baptist Church, Kettering Deathless Sermon William Carey Strict Baptist Thomas Helwys, (c 1575 - c 1616 was one of the joint founders of the Baptist denomination Charles Haddon Spurgeon, commonly CH Spurgeon, ( June 19, 1834 &ndash January 31, 1892) was a British Reformed Roger Williams ( December 21, 1603 &ndash April 1, 1683) was an English theologian, a notable proponent of Religious The American Baptist Churches USA ( ABCUSA) is a group of Baptist Churches within the United States; the denomination maintains headquarters in The Baptist General Convention of Texas is the oldest surviving Baptist convention in the state of Texas. The National Baptist Convention USA Inc is one of the largest religious organizations among African Americans The convention has over 30000 churches and over 6000000 The Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC is a convention of African-American Baptists emphasizing Civil rights and social justice The Southern Baptist Convention ( SBC) is a United States -based mostly conservative Christian denomination The European Baptist Federation (EBF is a federation of 51 Baptist associations and is one of six regional fellowships in the Baptist World Alliance. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year It was previously known as the Particular Baptist Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Amongst the Heathen and then, until 2000, Baptist Missionary Society. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
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Mission Statement
As a Christian mission organisation, BMS World Mission aims to share life in all its fullness with the world's peoples by:
- enabling them to know Christ
- alleviating suffering and injustice
- improving the quality of life
with people as the primary agent of change - motivating, training, sending and resourcing them. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE)
History
In 1792, William Carey was sent to Serampore near Calcutta, India as a missionary. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year William Carey may refer to William Carey (1761&ndash1834 an English Protestant missionary William Carey (c WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Serampore (also called Serampur Srirampur is a city and a Municipality in Hooghly district India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country He was followed by many co-workers, firstly to India, and subsequently to other countries in Asia, Europe, South America and Africa. Timothy Richard is perhaps one of the most well-known Baptist missionaries to China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
Today
Today BMS World Mission has over a 320 workers in 40 countries including: Congo, France, Nepal, and Angola. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central
Few missionaries are sent today who do not have practical skills to enable positive social and economic changes on a local scale. Obvious examples of such skills are medical workers and teachers.
BMS's main base of operations is in Baptist House, the centre of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, in Didcot, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. The Baptist Union of Great Britain is the oldest and largest national association of Baptist churches in Great Britain. Didcot is a Town in the Thames Valley, in the English county of Oxfordshire (although formerly in Berkshire) History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
BMS works in many ways around the world, offering gap year programme to students; known as "Action Teams"
See also
- Protestant missionary societies in China during the 19th Century
- List of Protestant missionaries in China
External links
- BMS World Mission
- Center for the study of the life and work of William Carey, USAincludes Works by and about William Carey
- Works by William Carey at Project Gutenberg
- Website about the Missionary pioneer William Ward
- Works by/about the Baptist Missionary Society, at Internet Archive
- Friends of Serampore UK support group for College founded by early Baptist missionaries
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