Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina
Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina | |
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Convención Evangélica Bautista Argentina | |
Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Origin | 1908 |
Congregations | 670 |
Members | 85,000 |
Official website | confeba |
The Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina (Spanish: Convención Evangélica Bautista Argentina) also known as Evangelical Baptist Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Evangélica Bautista) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Argentina. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Buenos Aires.
History[]
The Convention has its origins in the establishment of the first Baptist Church in Santa Fe (Argentina) by Paul Besson, a Swiss missionary in 1881, and an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1903.[1] It is founded in 1908. [2][3] According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 670 churches and 85,000 members. [4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 218
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 32
- ^ Justice C. Anderson, An Evangelical Saga, Xulon Press, USA, 2005, p. 198
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020
External links[]
Categories:
- Baptist denominations in South America
- Evangelicalism in Argentina