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 | |
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Origin | 1908 |
| Congregations | 670 |
| Members | 85,000 |
| Official website | confeba |
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]
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
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