Emanuel Baptist Church of Oradea (Romanian: Biserica Baptistă Emanuel Oradea), formerly known as the Second Baptist Church of Oradea, is a Baptist megachurch located in Oradea, Romania. It is affiliated with the Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Romania.
Emanuel Baptist Church of Oradea | |
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Location | Oradea, Bihor county |
Country | Romania |
Denomination | Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Romania |
Weekly attendance | 2,400 |
Website | bbeo.ro |
History
editThe church was founded in 1974 as the Second Baptist Church of Oradea.[1]
In 1990, the church founded the Emanuel Bible Institute, which became Emanuel University of Oradea in 1998.[2] The building was completed in 1993.
In 2017, the church had 2,400 congregants.[3]
References
edit- ^ Kieran Beville, Missionary Spotlight-Phenomenal growth in Romania, evangelical-times.org, UK, June 2005
- ^ John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 162
- ^ Warren Bird, World megachurches Archived 2014-11-02 at archive.today, Leadership Network, USA, Retrieved October 31, 2017