Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea

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The Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea is a fellowship of Baptists in New Guinea.

The Baptist Union is a member of the Baptist World Alliance. Structurally, it is divided into three unions under the main body. In the area of strength of the Baptist Union - three districts in Papua New Guinea - eighty percent of the population are Baptists.[1] In 1998, there were 360 congregations in the Union, with over 35,000 members.[2]

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  • Baptists Around the World, Albert W. Wardin, Jr., editor