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Baptist Convention of Nicaragua | |
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Convención Bautista de Nicaragua | |
Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Managua, Nicaragua |
Origin | 1937 |
Congregations | 289 |
Members | 85,000 |
Seminaries | Nicaraguan Baptist Theological Seminary in Masaya |
The Baptist Convention of Nicaragua (Spanish: Convención Bautista de Nicaragua) is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Nicaragua. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Managua.
History
[edit]The Baptist Convention of Nicaragua has its origins in a mission of the American Baptist International Ministries in 1917. [1] It is officially founded in 1937. [2] In 1941, it founded the Nicaraguan Baptist Theological Seminary in Masaya, which moved to Managua in 1951.[3] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 289 churches and 85,000 members. [4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 413
- ^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 288
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 433
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
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