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Baptists have been in Ireland since around 1650, initially establishing churches in Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny and Waterford. Census 2006 indicated that Baptist Churches increased their membership by over 47% between 2002 and 2006, with 3,338 members in 2006.
Essential Practice Point 1
Those who are likely to belong to the Baptist movement may be Irish, English, North American and from new communities including Brazil, Romania and Nigeria. Currently there are at least twenty ethnic groups identified in Irish Baptist Churches.
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Baptist Churches in the Irish State tend to regard themselves as evangelical and many participate in associations of evangelical churches. At present there are Baptist Churches in a number of major urban centres as well as more rural areas. Many congregations, particularly in urban areas, have a mix of ethnic groups. In Dublin there are two Romanian language congregations in addition to the English speaking ones.
