Government leader receives Baptist church dignitaries
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem said he expected the Vietnam Baptist Church (southern) to unite its dignitaries and followers in the nation’s common cause following its recent recognition by the Government as a religious organisation.
Receiving dignitaries from the Vietnam Baptist Church (southern) in Hanoi on Oct. 13 after the church received a certificate recognising its legal status, Deputy PM Khiem affirmed that Vietnam places great value upon the right to religious freedom and provides conditions for religions to operate in line with the law.
Chairman of the Executive Board of the Vietnam Baptist Church (southern), Pastor Nguyen Thong, thanked the State and relevant agencies for their care for the operation of the church, confirming that he would encourage Baptists across Vietnam to do good for both their religion and nation.
The Vietnam Baptist Church was established as a branch of the An Dien-Nam Phuong (Grace-southern) Baptist Church in 1989. It has more than 18,000 followers across 42 cities and provinces.
This is the third Protestant church to have been recognised as a religious organisation in Vietnam since the Ordinance on Belief and Religion took effect in 2004.
Chairman of the Executive Board of the Vietnam Baptist Church (southern), Pastor Nguyen Thong, thanked the State and relevant agencies for their care for the operation of the church, confirming that he would encourage Baptists across Vietnam to do good for both their religion and nation.
The Vietnam Baptist Church was established as a branch of the An Dien-Nam Phuong (Grace-southern) Baptist Church in 1989. It has more than 18,000 followers across 42 cities and provinces.
This is the third Protestant church to have been recognised as a religious organisation in Vietnam since the Ordinance on Belief and Religion took effect in 2004.
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