WorldVenture
Encyclopedia
| Motto | Powerful Partnerships. Transformed Lives. |
|---|---|
| Established | 1943 |
| Type | Missionary Sending Organization |
| President | Dr. Hans Finzel |
| Number of Missionaries | Approx. 500 |
| Website | http://WorldVenture.com |
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WorldVenture, formerly CBInternational, is an evangelical Christian mission agency established in 1943 as the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society (CBFMS). It was the first organization of Conservative Baptists
Conservative Baptists
Conservative Baptists is a name used to describe members of the Conservative Baptist Association of America , used loosely as the larger "Conservative Baptist Movement", or used as a description of Baptists that hold a "conservative" viewpoint of theology in contrast to "liberals"...
in existence. In 1994, it formally adopted the name CBInternational and then in 2005 changed its name to WorldVenture.
WorldVenture has more than 500 missionaries and their families in more than 60 countries. The international headquarters is in Littleton, Colorado.
Sources
- Baptists Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr.
- Dictionary of Baptists in America, Bill J. Leonard, editor
- Handbook of Denominations, by Frank Mead & Samuel Hill
- Founded on the Word, Focused on the World, Dr. Warren Webster, editor
- Partners Together: 50 Years of Global Impact, The CBFMS Story 1943 - 1993, Dr. Hans W. Finzel, General Editor