National Union of Baptist Churches
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The National Union of Baptist Churches (Union Nacional de Iglesias Bautistas de Costa Rica) is a Baptist
denominational group in the country of Costa Rica
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The National Union of Baptist Churches was formed in 1981, when churches withdrew from the Baptist Convention of Costa Rica
to continue cooperation with the Southern Baptist Convention.
In 1995, the National Union had 17 churches with 1040 members.
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
denominational group in the country of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
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The National Union of Baptist Churches was formed in 1981, when churches withdrew from the Baptist Convention of Costa Rica
Baptist Convention of Costa Rica
The Baptist Convention of Costa Rica is the largest Baptist group in Costa Rica.In 1888, the Jamaica Baptist Missionary Society sent J. H. Sobey to labor in Costa Rica. Four Baptist churches formed the Baptist Convention of Costa Rica in 1947...
to continue cooperation with the Southern Baptist Convention.
In 1995, the National Union had 17 churches with 1040 members.