Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy


Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy is a Baptist Christian denomination, in Italy. It is affiliated with the Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Rome.

History

The Union has its origins in the Apostolic Baptist Christian Union, a federation established by a British and American Baptist mission in 1884. The Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy is officially founded in 1956. In 1966, the churches of the Spezia Mission for Italy merge with the Union. In 2017, it has 117 churches and 4,300 members.