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After the establishing of two oneness Pentecostal churches by the 1950s, there was a change in Colombia. Starting in 1946, many foreign missionaries began to leave Colombia for their own safety [2] because of La Violencia. With most of the foreign missionaries leaving, Pentecostal religion began to transform into a religion that Colombians ...
The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) does not collect religious statistics, and accurate reports are difficult to obtain. However, based on various studies and a survey, about 90% of the population adheres to Christianity, the majority of which (70.9%) are Roman Catholic, while a significant minority (16.7%) adhere to Protestantism (primarily Evangelicalism) and other ...
The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) does not collect religious statistics, and accurate reports are difficult to obtain. However, based on various studies and a survey, about 90% of the population adheres to Christianity, the majority of which (70.9%) are Roman Catholic, while a significant minority (16.7%) adhere to Protestantism (primarily Evangelicalism).
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Colombia - IELCO) is a Lutheran denomination in Colombia. [1] [2] It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1966. [3]
The Reformed Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Colombia (in Spanish Iglesia Reformada Evangélica Presbiteriana de Colombia or IREPC), also known as Reformed Church of Latin America, is a Protestant Reformed denomination, founded in Colombia in 1992, by missionaries from the Presbyterian Church in America. [2] [1]
The Presbyterian Church of Colombia (in Spanish Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia or IPCol) - is a Protestant Reformed denomination, founded on the Colombia in 1855, from the missionary work of Rev. Ramón Montsalvatge, sent by the American Bible Society and Rev. Henry Barrington Pratt, sent by Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
Colombia was cut off from the missionary district of Panama and the Canal Zone. At that time the membership of the diocese was, in a very high percentage, foreign, speaking 99 percent in English. The first diocesan convention of the Diocese of Colombia was presided over by Bishop David Reed in Barranquilla between May 18 and 20, 1964.
The church was founded in 1993 by Andrés and Rocio Corson, with the first worship service taking place in a house with the name "Amistad Cristiana". [1] In 2007, the church inaugurated a new temple with a 2,000-seat auditorium. [2] [3] In 2015 the auditorium was enlarged to hold 3,000 seats. [4]