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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]
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.
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 church was founded in 1983 by César and Claudia Castellanos as a cell group with 8 people. [1] This same year, they visited Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul to learn about how to develop the church [2] As of 2008, the church had more than 250,000 members in the World, organized into a structure of small cell groups. [3]
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and the government generally is in support of this. However, international NGOs have stated that indigenous Protestants face threats, harassment and arbitrary detention in their communities due to their religious beliefs; in particular, Indigenous authorities in the Pizarro and Litoral de San Juan municipalities in the Chocó Department have ...
Together, these churches decided to form a new denomination, the "Reformed Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Colombia" (IREPC). The first general assembly was held in 2000. The first Colombian pastors ordained were Rev. Rafael Leal and James Leal, in 2001. [8] [9] Since then, the denomination has grown to 14 churches in 2 presbyteries. [1]
Religion in Colombia is dominated by various branches of Christianity and is an expression of the different influences in the Colombian culture including the Spanish, the Native Amerindian and the Afro-Colombian, among others. [2] Colombia is a secular country and the freedom of religion is enshrined in the nation's constitution. The Ministry ...
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.