The Presbyterian Church in Bolivia (or the Iglesia Presbiteriana de Bolivia the IPB in Spanish) is a

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denomination in

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, that was founded by

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ian and American missionaries. The church is the effort of Brazilian missionaries in

, especially Joao Carlos de Paola Mota sent by the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. The founding date of the church is in 1988. The main activities was in Cochabamba where the First Presbyterian Church in Cochabamba was founded, but church planting extended in other part of the country. Bible studies are reaching the

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and Spanish speaking population. New church starts are in

Cala Cala Cala Cala (in hispanicized spelling) or Qala Qala ( Aymara ''qala'' stone, "a complex of stones") is a small town in Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, y ...

area of Cochobamba. Theres no women ordination, ministers are men only. The church runs a dental clinic and offers relief work. The Iglesia Presbiteriana de Bolivia subscribes the

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, the

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and Westminster Shorter Catechism and the

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. Congregations are in Cochabamba,

La Paz La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities ...

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, and Cala-Cala. A denominational member of the World Reformed Fellowship

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