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. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

History

The Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic was founded in 1921 as an ecumenical project by three denominations from the United States: the Methodist Episcopal Church (now the United Methodist Church), Presbyterian Church (USA), and the United Brethren Church. The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist, the largest mainline, and, after the Southern Baptist Convention, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States. ... The Presbyterian Church (USA) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. ... The Church of the United Brethren in Christ is an evangelical Christian denomination based in Huntington, Indiana. ...

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 Methodist Council and the Latin American Council of Churches (Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias). The World Methodist Council is a group composed of most of the worlds Wesleyan / Methodist denominations, working toward mission and unity. ...

External Links

• Iglesia Evangélica Dominicana
• World Methodist Council
• Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias