The Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Chile (Spanish: Unión de Iglesias Evangélicas Bautistas de Chile) is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Chile. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Santiago.
Union of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Chile | |
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Unión de Iglesias Evangélicas Bautistas de Chile | |
Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
Origin | 1908 |
Congregations | 539 |
Members | 25,749 |
Missionary organization | Dirección Nacional de Misiones |
Aid organization | Fundación Bautista PARA AMAR |
Seminaries | Baptist Theological Seminary of Santiago |
Official website | ubach |
History
editThe Union has its origins in a mission of Scottish pastor Daniel T. MacDonald in 1890.[1] It was officially founded in 1908 in Cajón, near Temuco, by 6 churches under the name Convención Evangélica Bautista de Chile.[2] In 2001, it took its current name.[3] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 539 churches and 25,749 members. [4]
Schools
editIn 1938, it founded the Baptist Theological Seminary of Santiago.[5]
Missionary Organization
editThe Convention has a missionary organization, Dirección Nacional de Misiones. [6]
Social programs
editIt has a humanitarian organization, Fundación Bautista PARA AMAR. [7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 218
- ^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 555
- ^ Unión de Iglesias Evangélicas Bautistas de Chile, RESEÑA HISTÓRICA, ubach.cl, Chile, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 146
- ^ UBACH, Dirección Nacional de Misiones, ubach.cl, Chile, accessed July 24, 2024
- ^ FBRA, Fundación Bautista PARA AMAR, fundacionparaamar.cl, Chile, accessed July 24, 2024