Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina

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Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina
Convención Evangélica Bautista Argentina
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
Origin1908
Congregations670
Members85,000
Official websiteconfeba.org.ar

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[]

Worship service at Grace Baptist Church in Bahía Blanca, affiliated to the Convention.

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]

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References[]

  1. ^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 218
  2. ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 32
  3. ^ Justice C. Anderson, An Evangelical Saga, Xulon Press, USA, 2005, p. 198
  4. ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020

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