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Emanuel Baptist Church of Oradea

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Emanuel Baptist Church of Oradea
LocationOradea, Bihor county
CountryRomania
DenominationUnion of Christian Baptist Churches in Romania
Weekly attendance2,400
Websitebbeo.ro

Emanuel Baptist Church of Oradea (Romanian: Biserica Baptistă Emanuel Oradea), formerly known as the Second Baptist Church of Oradea, is a Baptist megachurch located in Oradea, Romania. It is affiliated with the Union of Christian Baptist Churches in Romania.

History

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The church was founded in 1974 as the Second Baptist Church of Oradea.[1]

In 1990, the church founded the Emanuel Bible Institute, which became Emanuel University of Oradea in 1998.[2] The building was completed in 1993.

In 2017, the church had 2,400 congregants.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Kieran Beville, Missionary Spotlight-Phenomenal growth in Romania, evangelical-times.org, UK, June 2005
  2. ^ John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 162
  3. ^ Warren Bird, World megachurches Archived 2014-11-02 at archive.today, Leadership Network, USA, Retrieved October 31, 2017