Evangelical Baptist Convention of 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.

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

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 US missions of the Southern Baptist Convention 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

  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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