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The Union of Evangelical Baptists of Spain ( es, Unión Evangélica Bautista de España) 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 ...
Christian denomination A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity that comprises all church congregations of the same kind, identifiable by traits such as a name, particular history, organization, leadership, theological doctrine, worsh ...
in
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
. It is affiliated with the
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. Organizat ...
and the
Baptist World Alliance The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is the largest international Baptist organization with an estimated 51 million people in 2022 with 246 member bodies in 128 countries and territories. A voluntary association of Baptist churches, the BWA account ...
. The headquarters is in
Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
.


History

The Union has its origins in the establishment of the first church
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 ...
in
Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
by William J. Knapp in 1870. In the 1920s, several Baptist churches were also founded by an American mission of the
International Mission Board The International Mission Board (or IMB, formerly the Foreign Mission Board) is a Christian missionary society affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). The headquarters is in Richmond, Virginia, United States. History Thousands ...
. In 1922, the Baptist Theological Institute (now
Faculty of Theology of the Evangelical Baptist Union of Spain The Faculty of Theology of the Evangelical Baptist Union of Spain ( es, Facultad de Teología de la Unión Evangélica Bautista de España), also known as the Theological Seminary of UEBE ( es, Seminario Teológico UEBE), is an accredited theolo ...
) was inaugurated in
Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
. 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 Alliance
Members
baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020


See also

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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 preval ...
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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 16 ...
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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. Th ...
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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 ...
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Spanish Evangelical Church The Spanish Evangelical Church ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Española EE is a United and uniting churches, united denomination; Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutherans, Congregationalists participated in the merger. It was established in the wake of r ...
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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 ...


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