Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti


The Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti is a Baptist Christian denomination in Haiti. The headquarters is in Les Cayes, Haiti. MEBSH is a member of the Protestant Federation of Haiti, the Evangelical Council of Haitian Churches and the Baptist World Alliance.

History

Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti began with the evangelistic efforts of repatriated Haitians from Cuba in the 1920s. The organization was officially formed in 1936 in Les Cayes when the movement's leaders invited the non-denominational agency World Team to open a Bible school.
In 1958, the Mission founded Radio Lumière in Les Cayes.
In 1993, the Lumière University was founded by the Mission.
Since 2012 the president of the Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti is Rev. Alnève Emile, who succeeded Rev. Luders Erase for a five-year term. He was re-elected in 2017.
In 2012, the MEBSH has 488 churches and 60,000 members.

Social work

The MEBSH operates numerous educational, health and development institutions in Haiti.

Educational