Union of Baptist Churches in Cameroon


The Union of Baptist Churches in Cameroon is a Baptist Christian denomination in Cameroon. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Douala.

History

The Union has its origins in a mission of the Baptist Missionary Society in 1841 by English and Jamaican missionaries such as Joseph Jackson Fuller and Joseph Merrick. They are joined by Alfred Saker and his wife in 1845. In 1952, the Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon was formally founded. In 2005, it has 15 conventions in Cameroon. In 2013, it has 525 churches and 80,000 members.