Baptist Evangelical Convention of Paraguay
The Baptist Evangelical Convention of Paraguay (Spanish: Convención Evangélica Bautista del Paraguay) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Paraguay. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Asuncion.
| Baptist Evangelical Convention of Paraguay | |
|---|---|
| Convención Evangélica Bautista del Paraguay | |
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Asuncion, Paraguay |
| Origin | 1956 |
| Congregations | 250 |
| Members | 20,000 |
History
The Baptist Evangelical Convention of Paraguay has its origins in a mission of the Evangelical Baptist Convention of Argentina in 1919. [1] It is officially founded in 1956. [2] In 2014, it had 250 churches and 20,000 members. [3]
See also
- Bible
- Born again
- Worship service (evangelicalism)
- Jesus Christ
- Believers' Church
References
- Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 4, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2005, p. 38
- William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 428
- Baptist World Alliance, Statistics, bwanet.org, USA, retrieved December 14, 2019
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