Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic

The Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic (Iglesia

Evangélica Dominicana) is one of the largest Protestant
denominations in the Dominican Republic with approximately
10,000 members in 55 congregations.[1]

History
British missionaries and American Methodists travelled to the
Dominican Republic in the 1880s.[2]
The Dominican Evangelical Church
The Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic was founded in Puerta Plata.
in 1922 as an ecumenical project by three denominations from the
United States: the Methodist Episcopal Church, the United
Brethren (both now the United Methodist Church), and the Presbyterian Church (USA).[3] Previously in
1919 these three denominations created the Alliance for Christian Service in Santo Domingo. Later with 29
members the Evangelical Church was founded, and the work spread rapidly. In 1960 the church united
with the Wesleyan Methodists, and in 1960 with the Moravians. By the time of the World War II it had
more than 1,000 members. Today it is the second largest Protestant church in the country.[4]

In 1978, the Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic, together with Dominican Episcopal Church
founded the Center for Theological Studies of Santo Domingo, a Protestant seminary.

Memberships
The Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic is a member of the World Communion of Reformed
Churches,[5] World Methodist Council and the Latin American Council of Churches (Consejo
Latinoamericano de Iglesias).

See also
Dominican
Republic portal
Religion portal

Religion in the Dominican Republic

Protestantism in the Dominican Republic
Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic
Afro-American religion
 Religion in Latin America

External links
Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias (https://web.archive.org/web/20060212181320/http://w
ww.clai.org.ec/index.htm)

References
1. Rdo. Hernán Gonzalez Roca, "Origenes y Desarrollo de la Iglesia Evangélica Dominicana"
(http://www.libreopinion.com/members/ied/somos.htm) Archived (https://web.archive.org/we
b/20231109194222/https://frentepatriota.org/) 2023-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
2. "World Methodist Council website" (https://worldmethodistcouncil.org/member-churches/na
me/dominican-republic-evangelical-church/). Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/2023080
7175135/https://worldmethodistcouncil.org/member-churches/name/dominican-republic-eva
ngelical-church/) from the original on 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
3. Rdo. Hernán Gonzalez Roca, "Origenes y Desarrollo de la Iglesia Evangélica Dominicana"
(http://www.libreopinion.com/members/ied/somos.htm) Archived (https://web.archive.org/we
b/20110519215105/http://www.libreopinion.com/members/ied/somos.htm) 2011-05-19 at the
Wayback Machine
4. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions" (http://www.reformiert-online.net/
adressen/detail.php?id=12166&lg=eng). Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/2013102306
1500/http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=12166&lg=eng) from the
original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
5. "World Communion of Reformed Churches, membership page, retrieved 2023-08-01" (http
s://wcrc.ch/members). Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20231109194115/https://wcrc.c
h/members) from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-08-07.

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