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The '''Cambodia Baptist Union''' (CBU, also known as the '''Cambodian Baptist Convention''') is a [[Baptists|Baptist]] [[Christian denomination]] in [[Cambodia]].  It is affiliated with the [[Evangelical Fellowship of Cambodia]], [[Kampuchea Christian Council]], and the [[Baptist World Alliance]]. 

==History==
Although Baptist missions have been noted in Cambodia since at least 1953,<ref>{{cite book |title=In Search of Southeast Asia: A Modern History |last=Steinberg |first=David Joel |author2=David P. Chandler |year=1987 |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |location=Honolulu |isbn=0-8248-1110-0 }}</ref> due to the [[Cambodian Civil War|turbulent]] [[Democratic Kampuchea|contemporary]] [[People's Republic of Kampuchea|history]] of Cambodia, the CBU was only organized in 1995 as the ''Khmer Baptist Convention''.<ref> Erich Geldbach, ''Baptists Worldwide: Origins, Expansions, Emerging Realities'', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2022, p. 358</ref>

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 22,531 members and 527 churches. <ref> Baptist World Alliance, [https://www.baptistworld.org/member-unions/ Members], baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023</ref>

== Affiliations ==

The CBU participates actively in [[ecumenical]] relationships through:

* [[Evangelical Fellowship of Cambodia]]
** [[Evangelical Fellowship of Asia]]
** [[World Evangelical Alliance]]
* [[Kampuchea Christian Council]]
** [[Christian Conference of Asia]]
** [[World Council of Churches]]
* [[Baptist World Alliance]]
** [[Asia Pacific Baptist Federation]]

== See also ==
* [[Christianity in Cambodia]]
* [[Bible]]
* [[Born again]]
* [[Baptist beliefs]]
* [[Worship service (evangelicalism)]]
* [[Jesus Christ]]
* [[Believers' Church]]

== References ==

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{{Baptist World Alliance Members}}

[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1995]]
[[Category:Baptist denominations in Asia]]
[[Category:Baptist denominations established in the 20th century]]


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