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The Federation of Baptist Associations of Costa Rica (Federación de Asociaciones Bautistas de Costa Rica) is the largest
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 ...
group in
Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
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History

In 1888, the ''Jamaica Baptist Missionary Society'' sent J. H. Sobey to labor in Costa Rica. William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 162 Four Baptist churches formed the ''Baptist Convention of Costa Rica'' in 1947. This convention labored in cooperation with the
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until a dispute arose in 1980 and the relationship was severed. In 1981, those wishing to continue cooperation with the ''Southern Baptist Convention'' organized the National Union of Baptist Churches. In 1995, the ''Baptist Convention of Costa Rica'' had 24 churches with about 3500 members.


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References

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