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 The Evangelical Church of Peru is a Reformed denomination in Peru that adheres to the Westminster Confession. The first congregation was founded in 1894 in Lima.In 1919 the Synod of 9 communities adopted the name Evangelical Church of Peru. It was constituted in 1946. Since the 1950s the church grew rapidly. The majority of congregations are in the Altiplano. It had 20,000 members and almost 2,000 parishes.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Evangelical Church of Peru", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Peru, accessed 6 March 2020. </ref><br>
-==Historical Background==
-An official branch (a small congregation) was organized in July 1956, missionaries began preaching in August, and a Church building was purchased in November. Prior to this, Latter-day Saint families living in Peru held group meetings. In 1959, when the Andes Mission was organized, there were 300 members in five congregations.
-In January 1988, 32 years after missionary work began in Peru, seven stakes (diocese) were created in one weekend by a visiting Church Apostle, Elder M. Russell Ballard. Total Church Membership (2019): 605,043. Congregations: 759.
-<ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: Peru, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/peru, accessed 6 March 2020.</ref>
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