Brazilian Baptist Convention
The Brazilian Baptist Convention is the main Baptist denomination in Brazil. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Rio de Janeiro.
History
The Brazilian Baptist Convention has its origins in the establishment of the first Baptist Church in Salvador (Bahia) in 1882, by an American mission of the International Mission Board. It was founded in 1907.According to a census published by the association in 2025, it claimed 9,238 churches and 1,814,158 members.
Missionary organization
The convention has a missionary organization, Junta de Missões Mundiais.Humanitarian organization
The Convention coordinates several social programs, through the "Missões Nacionais" especially for the rehabilitation of drug addicts, dance and sports and for young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods and housing orphaned children.Schools
The convention has 17 affiliated primary and secondary schools gathered in the Rede Batista de Educação.It has 3 affiliated theological institutes.