Baptist Christian denomination in Argentina
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 Pueblo Nuevo Church of 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 (also known as Pablo Besson), a Swiss missionary in 1881, and an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1903.[1] It is founded in 1908.
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According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 670 churches and 85,000 members. [4]
School
The convention has an affiliated theological institute, the International Baptist Theological Seminary in Buenos Aires founded in 1953. [5]
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 Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine , baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists , Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 40
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