European Baptist Federation

The European Baptist Federation is a federation of 59 Baptist associations and is one of six regional fellowships in the Baptist [World Alliance]. The headquarters is in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

History

The EBF was founded in Ruschlikon, Switzerland, in 1949. That same year, it participated in the founding of the International Baptist [Theological Study Centre] in Ruschlikon, Switzerland. In 1993, Birgit [Elisabet Karlsson] was the first woman pastor to become President of the EBF.
It lays a great deal of emphasis on human rights, religious liberty and aid programs. According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 59 member associations in 52 countries, 24,000 churches and 800,000 members.