Evangelical_Baptist_Convention_of_Argentina

Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina

Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina

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.

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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, 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 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

  1. [1]
    Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 218
  2. [2]
    William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 32
  3. [3]
    Justice C. Anderson, An Evangelical Saga, Xulon Press, USA, 2005, p. 198
  4. [4]
    Baptist World Alliance, Members Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
  5. [5]
    William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 40
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