The Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain (Spanish: Unión Evangélica Bautista de España) is a Baptist denomination. It is affiliated with the Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Madrid.
| Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain | |
|---|---|
| Unión Evangélica Bautista de España | |
| Abbreviation | UEBE |
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance, Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
| Origin | 1923 |
| Congregations | 175 |
| Members | 11,438 |
| Missionary organization | Misiones Internacionales |
| Aid organization | Ministerio de Obra Social |
| Seminaries | Faculty of Theology of the Evangelical Baptist Union of Spain |
| Official website | uebe |
History
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The Union has its origins in the establishment of the first church Baptist in Madrid by William J. Knapp in 1870. [1] In the 1920s, several Baptist churches were also founded by an American mission of the International Mission Board. [2] In 1922, the Baptist Theological Institute (now Faculty of Theology of the Evangelical Baptist Union of Spain) was inaugurated in Barcelona. [3] In 1923, the Union is officially founded.[4] In 1928, the first convention took place.[5] In 2004, the Union had 91 churches.[6] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 175 churches and 11,438 members. [7]
Missionary organization
editThe Convention has a missionary organization, Misiones Internacionales. [8]
Social programs
editIt has a humanitarian organization, Ministerio de Obra Social. [9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ William Cathcart, The Baptist Encyclopedia - Volume 3, The Baptist Standard Bearer, USA, 2001, p. 1088
- ^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 317
- ^ John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 476
- ^ Breve Cronología UEBE, uebe.org, Spain, retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 476.
- ^ Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, Jan Milic Lochman, John Mbiti, Jaroslav Pelikan, The Encyclodedia of Christianity, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2008, p. 145
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ^ UEBE, Misiones Internacionales, uebe.org, España, accessed July 24, 2024
- ^ UEBE, Ministerio de Obra Social, uebe.org, España, accessed July 24, 2024
