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Different denominations, different time periods, and practices of different record keepers will effect how much information can be found in the records. This outline will show the types of details which '''might''' be found (best case scenario);

*the infant's name,

*parents' names,

*father's occupation,

*status of legitimacy,

*occasionally, names of grandparents,

*names of witnesses or godparents, who may be relatives,

*birth date and place,

*the family's place of residence,

*death information, as an added note or signified by a cross.

*the marriage date and

*the names of the bride and groom,

*indicate whether they were single or widowed and

*their ages,

*their birth dates and places

*residences,

*occupations,

*birthplaces, and

*the names of previous spouses and their death dates,

*the name of the deceased and

*the date and place of death or burial.

*the deceased's age,

*place of residence, and

*the names of survivors, especially a widow or widower,

*deceased's birth date and place and

*parents' names

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='''Baptist Church Records'''=

*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/baptist+churches+in+Peru/@-9.0564263,-80.2744899,5z/data=!3m1!4b1 Google Maps search results for Baptist churches in Peru]

Methodist work in Peru dates back to the late 1870s. It failed because of the Pacific War between Peru, Chile and Bolivia. After the war mission work resumed, especially in Lima and the seaport city of Callao. The first Methodist church of Callao was founded in 1889. It was the first evangelical Spanish-speaking church in Peru. Most of the members were migrants from the rural areas. Marginalized by society, they found a warm welcome in the church. The vision of a developing and growing church led the missionaries to set up several colleges, which today are among the best educational institutions of the country. The Colegio América in Callao with 1,200 students is known throughout South America. Other large Methodist colleges exist in Lima, La Victoria, Huancayo, Tarma and Chincha. The Methodist Church of Peru became autonomous in 1970. <ref>"Methodist Church in Peru", World Council of C,/ref>hurches, https://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/methodist-church-of-peru, accessed 6 March 2020.

At the 2017 Census there were 14.1% of the population 12+ identifying themselves as Protestants, mainly Evangelicals. In Latin America most Protestants are called Evangelicos because most of them are Evangelical Protestants, while some are also traditional Mainline Protestant. They continue to grow faster than the national growth rate.