According to Rev. Elnur Jabiyev, the former general secretary of the Baptist Union in Azerbaijan, up to 2010, there were eight or nine evangelical churches in Baku but these have now been prevented from openly meeting together by the authorities.
Rev. Elnur Jabiyev, the former general secretary of the Baptist Union in Azerbaijan, reported that as of 2010, there were eight to nine evangelical churches in Baku; however, due to government restrictions, these groups are no longer permitted to meet publicly.