Emanuel Baptist Church of Oradea ( ro, Biserica Baptistă Emanuel Oradea), formerly known as the Second Baptist Church of Oradea, is a

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

megachurch located in

Oradea Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...

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. It is affiliated with the

Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Romania The Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Romania ( ro, Uniunea Bisericilor Creștin Baptiste din România) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Romania. It is affiliated with the Romanian Evangelical Alliance and the Baptist World Alliance. T ...

History

The church was founded in 1974 as the Second Baptist Church of Oradea. In 1990, the church founded the Emanuel Bible Institute, which became Emanuel University of Oradea in 1998.John H. Y. Briggs, ''A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought'', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 162 The building was completed in 1993. In 2017, the church had 2,400 congregants.Warren Bird
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