Spanish Evangelical Church
The Spanish Evangelical Church ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Española [IEE]) is a United and uniting churches, united denomination; Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutherans, Congregationalists participated in the merger. It was established in the wake of religious tolerance in Spain in 1869. The first General Assembly was in Seville in 1872, where the name of the Spanish Christian Church was adopted, later changed to the current name. In 1980 it was officially recognised by the government. It is a member of the Evangelical Federation of Spain, and the World Communion of Reformed Churches and has good contact with the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church and the World Methodist Council. It recognises the Apostles Creed, Athanasian Creed, Nicene Creed, Heidelberg Catechism and Second Helvetic Confession. Partner churches are the Reformed Church of France, the Church of Scotland, and the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. The Iglesia Evangélica Española has about 10,000 members in 40 congregation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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United And Uniting Churches
A united church, also called a uniting church, is a church formed from the merger or other form of church union of two or more different Protestant Christian denominations. Historically, unions of Protestant churches were enforced by the state, usually in order to have a stricter control over the religious sphere of its people, but also other organizational reasons. As modern Christian ecumenism progresses, unions between various Protestant traditions are becoming more and more common, resulting in a growing number of united and uniting churches. Examples include the United Church of Canada (1925), the Church of North India (1970), the Uniting Church in Australia (1977), the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (2004), and the United Protestant Church of France (2013). Since the mid-20th century, and the rise of secularism worldwide, mainline Protestantism has shrunk. Among others, Reformed (Calvinist), Anglican, and Lutheran churches have merged, often creating large natio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reformed Church Of France
The Reformed Church of France (french: Église réformée de France, ERF) was the main Protestant denomination in France with a Calvinist orientation that could be traced back directly to John Calvin. In 2013, the Church merged with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in France to form the United Protestant Church of France. The church was a member of the Protestant Federation of France (''Fédération protestante de France''), the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the World Council of Churches. The church had approximately 300,000 members at the time of merger, distributed in a somewhat unequal fashion throughout French metropolitan territory, with the exception of Alsace-Moselle and the Pays de Montbéliard, as the Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine brings together most of the local Calvinists there. The church consists of 400 parishes, organised in 50 presbyteries ('' consistoires'') and eight administrative regions. History Background to formation Emer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Religious Organizations Established In 1869
Religion is usually defined as a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements; however, there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacred things, faith,Tillich, P. (1957) ''Dynamics of faith''. Harper Perennial; (p. 1). a supernatural being or supernatural beings or "some sort of ultimacy and transcendence that will provide norms and power for the rest of life". Religious practices may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service, or other aspects of human culture. Religions have sa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Members Of The World Communion Of Reformed Churches
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Evangelicalism In Spain
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "born again", in which an individual experiences personal conversion; the authority of the Bible as God's revelation to humanity (biblical inerrancy); and spreading the Christian message. The word ''evangelical'' comes from the Greek (''euangelion'') word for " good news". Its origins are usually traced to 1738, with various theological streams contributing to its foundation, including Pietism and Radical Pietism, Puritanism, Quakerism, Presbyterianism and Moravianism (in particular its bishop Nicolaus Zinzendorf and his community at Herrnhut).Brian Stiller, ''Evangelicals Around the World: A Global Handbook for the 21st Century'', Thomas Nelson, USA, 2015, pp. 28, 90. Preeminently, John Wesley and other early Methodists were at the root of sparking this new movement during the F ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Union Of Evangelical Baptists Of Spain
The Union of Evangelical Baptists of Spain ( es, Unión Evangélica Bautista de España) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Spain. It is affiliated with the Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Madrid. History The Union has its origins in the establishment of the first church Baptist in Madrid by William J. Knapp in 1870. In the 1920s, several Baptist churches were also founded by an American mission of the International Mission Board. In 1922, the Baptist Theological Institute (now Faculty of Theology of the Evangelical Baptist Union of Spain) was inaugurated in Barcelona. In 1923, the Union is officially founded. In 1928, the first convention took place. In 2004, the Union had 91 churches. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 101 churches and 11,284 members. Baptist World AllianceMembers baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020 See also * Protestantism in Spain * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Spanish Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Spanish Evangelical Lutheran Church ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Española or ''IELE'') is a Confessional Lutheran church. It is in communion with other confessional Lutheran churches in the European Lutheran Conference (ELC) and globally in the International Lutheran Council (ILC). It adheres unreservedly to the historical confessions of Lutheran Church: the ''Book of Concord'' of 1580, which they see as being in agreement with Holy Scripture. History of Lutheranism in Spain The Lutheran Church in Spain has its origins in the time of the Protestant Reformation, but the Spanish Inquisition actively persecuted Lutherans and other Protestants because of their evangelical faith. They suffered prison, exile, and other hardships. The Inquisition drove Lutherans out of Spain. About five centuries after its cessation, the presence of Lutheranism in Spain was restored. In 2000, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina (IELA), working with a Lutheran family in Toledo, Spain, se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reformed Churches In Spain
The Reformed Churches in Spain ( es, Iglesias Reformadas de España) is a confessional Calvinist denomination in Spain. The group currently has seven congregations spread across the kingdom: churches in Mataró and Pineda, both near Barcelona; in Madrid; in Almuñécar and Málaga in southern Spain; and in La Laguna, Tenerife and Telde (Gran Canaria) both in the Canary Islands. The churches adhere to the Three Forms of Unity, and some of them recognise the Westminster Confession of Faith. The Malaga congregation allows paedocommunion, while all of the congregations practice infant baptism. The denomination maintains good ecclesiastical contact with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales, the Free Church of Scotland, and the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated). It is also a member of the International Conference of Reformed Churches. See also * Protestantism in Spain ** Anglicanism in Spain ** Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Spain ** Federati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Federation Of Evangelical Religious Entities Of Spain
The Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain (Spanish: ''Federación de Entidades Religiosas Evangélicas de España'' or ''FEDERE'') is a Spanish organization of Protestant denominations, mostly Evangelical in orientation. Organizational structure * Consejo Evangélico Autonómico de Andalucía * Consejo Evangélico de Asturias * Consejo Evangélico de Cantabria * Consejo Evangélico de Castilla León * Consejo Evangélico de Extremadura * Consell Evangèlic de les Illes Balears * Consejo Evangélico de Murcia * Consejo Evangélico del País Vasco * Consell Evangèlic de la Comunitat Valenciana * Consejo Evangélico de Aragón * Consejo Evangélico de Canarias * Consejo Evangélico de Castilla La Mancha * Consell Evangèlic de Catalunya * Consejo Evangélico de Galicia * Consejo Evangélico de Madrid * Consejo Evangélico de Navarra * Consejo Evangélico de La Rioja See also * Protestantism in Spain ** Anglicanism in Spain ** Evangelical Presbyterian C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Evangelical Presbyterian Church In Spain
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Spain ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana de España) is a confessional Calvinist and Presbyterian denomination in Spain. It was begun when the Presbyterian Church of Brazil sent missionaries in Huelva. The work spread to various cities of Spain. It has congregations in Don Benito, Sevilla, Getafe, Torrelodones, Madrid, La Coruña and Málaga plus the first work in Huelva. The church adheres to the Westminster Confession. The denomination adheres to the five solas, Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Solus Christus, Soli Deo Gloria. In 1999, the church was registered by the government. See also * Protestantism in Spain ** Anglicanism in Spain ** Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain ** Reformed Churches in Spain ** Spanish Evangelical Church ** Spanish Evangelical Lutheran Church ** Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain The Baptist Evangelical Union of Spain ( es, Unión Evangélica Bautista de España) is a Baptist C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anglicanism In Spain
Anglicanism in Spain has its roots in the 16th-century . Today it is represented by two Church bodies, namely, the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church and Church of England's Diocese in Europe. Background The Spanish Reformation started in the 16th century, when several Spaniards fully agreed with the approaches of the Protestant Reformation initiated by Martin Luther in Germany. Outstanding groups among these adherents were those of Valladolid (related to Lutheranism) and Seville (initially favourable to Calvinism). The Sevillian group included the Hieronymite monks from the Monastery of San Isidoro del Campo. In the beginning, Spanish Protestantism spread mainly amongst the noble and educated class, due to its close ties with Christian humanism and the reading of the Bible. As testimony to this period, there were distinguished names such as Juan de Valdés, Francisco de Enzinas, Casiodoro de Reina, Cipriano de Valera and Antonio del Corro. Casiodoro and Cipriano made the firs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Protestantism In Spain
Protestantism has had a very minor impact on Spanish life since the Reformation of the 16th century, owing to the intolerance of the Spanish government towards any non-Catholic religion and the Spanish Inquisition. However, it has become more prevalent in the 20th and 21st centuries thanks to immigration of Pentecostal Christians from sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America/Caribbean. Many Romani people also converted to Pentecostalism in the last decades. Ninety-two percent of Spain's 8,131 villages do not have an evangelical Protestant church. Recent history Francoist persecution Protestantism made a comeback following the Glorious Revolution of 1868, which resulted in the granting of greater religious liberties; this was rescinded again during caudillo Francisco Franco's Spanish State. In Franco's authoritarian Spanish State, Protestantism was deliberately marginalised and persecuted. During the Civil War, the rebel forces persecuted the country's 30,000Payne, StanleSpanish Catho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |