Association of Baptist Churches in Israel

The Association of Baptist Churches in Israel is a Baptist Christian denomination in Israel. It is a member of the European [Baptist Federation], the Baptist World Alliance and the Evangelical Alliance of Israel.

History

The Association has its origins in the founding of the first Baptist Church in Nazareth in 1911 by the Syrian Shukri Mosa. An American mission of the International Mission Board also established other churches in 1923. The Association was founded in 1965 by various Israeli Arab churches.
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 17 churches and 900 members.

Beliefs

The Association has a Baptist confession of faith. It is a member of the Baptist World Alliance and the Convention of Evangelical Churches in Israel.

Schools

The association is a partner of the Nazareth Baptist School founded in 1936, a K–12 school.
In 2007, it founded the Nazareth Centre for Christian Studies. In 2014, the Centre merged with the Galilee Bible college to establish the Nazareth Evangelical College.