Baptist Christian denomination in Argentina
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 Seminaries International Baptist Theological Seminary in Buenos Aires Official website confeba.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 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. [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 ^ 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 External links Evangelical Christianity portal Argentina portal Baptist World Alliance member fellowships
All-Africa Baptist Fellowship
Central and Eastern Africa
Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Baptist Community in Central Africa (CBCA) Baptist Community of the Congo River Baptist Community of Congo Baptist Evangelical Convention of Congo (CBECO) Community of Autonomous Baptist Churches-Wamba-Bakali Community of Baptist Churches in Eastern Congo (CEBCE) Community of Baptist Churches Union of Congo (CUEBC) Community of Baptist Churches in North Congo (CBCN) Community of United Baptist Churches (CEBU) Union of Baptist Churches in Congo (UEBCO) Ethiopia Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Baptist Church Kenya Madagascar Republic of Congo Rwanda South Sudan Baptist Convention of South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda
Southern Africa
Angola Botswana Baptist Convention of Botswana Madagascar Malawi Mozambique Namibia South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Western Africa
Benin Burkina Faso Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches Burkina Faso Gambia Baptist Union in the Gambia Ghana Ivory Coast Liberia Niger Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Niger Nigeria Sierra Leone Togo
North East Asia
China - Hong Kong China - Macau Japan South Korea Taiwan
West and South Asia
Bangladesh India Nepal Sri Lanka
South East Asia
Indonesia Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Pacific
Australia Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea
Eastern Europe
Armenia Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches of Armenia Azerbaijan Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Azerbaijan Belarus Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Baptist Church in Bosnia/Herzegovina Bulgaria Baptist Union of Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Union of Free Evangelical & Baptist Churches of Estonia Georgia Hungary Latvia Union of Baptist Churches in Latvia Lithuania Baptist Union of Lithuania Moldova Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Baptist Union of Slovakia Slovenia Union of Baptist Churches in Slovenia Ukraine All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists Uzbekistan Union of Evangelical Christian-Baptists of Uzbekistan
Central Western Europe
Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Portugal Portuguese Baptist Convention Spain Switzerland Union of Baptist Churches in Switzerland United Kingdom
Nordic countries
Denmark Finland Norway Sweden
Middle East
Israel Jordan Jordan Baptist Convention Lebanon Palestine Council of Local Evangelical Churches in the Holy Land
Latin American Baptist Union
Central America
Costa Rica El Salvador Baptist Association of El Salvador Baptist Federation of El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama
South America
Argentina Argentine Baptist Association Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina Bolivia Baptist Convention of Bolivia Baptist Union of Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Baptist Convention of Ecuador Guyana Baptist Convention of Guyana Paraguay Peru Baptist Evangelical Convention of Peru Uruguay Baptist Evangelical Convention of Uruguay Venezuela
Caribbean Baptist Fellowship
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Baptist Association Bahamas Barbados Barbados Baptist Convention Belize Bermuda Bermuda Baptist Fellowship Cuba Dominican Republic Dominican Baptist Convention Haiti Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago
North American Baptist Fellowship