The Grace-Southern Baptist General Conferation will hold its first General Conference from January 10-12 in Ho Chi Minh City with an expected 400 guests, including those from abroad.
The Viet Nam Baptist Protestant Church was licensed for operation in December, 2006.
At the upcoming meeting, the church is expected to elect an executive council and pass a charter, rules and disciplines as part of its roadmap towards the Government’s recognition of its status as a religious organisation.
The Baptist Protestant denomination was first introduced into Viet Nam in 1959, under the influence of the Southern Baptist Convention of the US , according to the Government Religious Affairs Committee.
The first Baptist church was founded in Saigon in 1962 and concentrated its religious mission only in major cities. In 1975, the Baptist Church set up 16 chapters with some 10,000 followers.
Later on, more Baptist organizations have been founded. The existing 11 different Baptist groups share the same belief theory and history which came from the Southern Baptist Convention.VNA
