Emanuel Baptist Church of Oradea
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.
| Emanuel Baptist Church of Oradea | |
|---|---|
| Location | Oradea, Bihor county |
| Country | Romania |
| Denomination | Baptist |
| Weekly attendance | 2,400 |
| Website | bbeo.ro |
History
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]
The church has an affiliate or sister church,[4] First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls Texas, led by Pastor Bob McCartney.
References
- Kieran Beville, Missionary Spotlight-Phenomenal growth in Romania, evangelical-times.org, UK, June 2005
- John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 162
- Warren Bird, World megachurches, Leadership Network, USA, Retrieved October 31, 2017
- "Missions". First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
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