Primera Iglesia Evangélica Metodista Buenos Aires

Primera Iglesia Evangélica Metodista Buenos Aires is a temple of Methodist religion located in the city of Buenos Aires.[1] It was the first Church of Methodist religion in South America, established in Buenos Aires since 1836.[2]

Primera Iglesia Evangélica Metodista Buenos Aires
current facade of Iglesia Evangélica Metodista Argentina
Religion
SectMethodist movement
DistrictBuenos Aires
RiteProtestantism
Location
CountryArgentina
Architecture
Architect(s)Henry Hunt
Styleneo-gothic
FounderJohn Wesley
Funded byJohn Dempster (Argentina)
Date established1836
Completed1874

History

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The Evangelical Methodist Church was introduced in Argentina at the initiative of the government of the Argentine Confederation,.[3] who entrusted the New York Reverend John Dempster, the mission of serving the large number of American, British and German immigrants who professed the Protestant religion.[4]

It was originally located on Cangallo street (current Juan Domingo Perón), between 25 de Mayo and Reconquista, neighborhood of San Nicolás, Buenos Aires.[5] The new temple was made by the architect Enrique Hunt,[6] and inaugurated in 1874, on Corrientes Street at 718 Buenos Aires City.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ Historias Curiosas de Templos de Buenos Aires, Marcos Gabriel Vanzini, 2011, ISBN 9789876730051
  2. ^ Historia del cristianismo en América Latina, Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana, 1992
  3. ^ Número extraordinario con motivo del 75.°, El Estandarte evangélico de Sud América, 1911
  4. ^ Todo es historia, Temas360-365, Todo es historia, 1997
  5. ^ El barrio de San Nicolás, Juan José Cresto, 1999, ISBN 9789879102411
  6. ^ La arquitectura en Buenos Aires en 1880, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, 1968
  7. ^ El Predicador evangélico, Librería "La Aurora", 1947, 1947