Faith Missions and Protestant churches in Costa Rica: origin, organization and institutional platform (1890-2019)

Religious competition began in Costa Rica at the end of the 19th century with American Protestant faith missions and churches, primarily those of the historical and evangelical movement, and, beginning in the 1920s, those of the Pentecostal movement. These churches have established an operational, o...

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Author: Meza Li, Jennifer
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2025
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repository:Portal de Revistas UNA
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/21222
Online Access:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/siwo/article/view/21222
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Churches
faith missions
historic Protestantism
Pentecostalism
evangelicalism
institutions
iglesias
misiones de fe
protestantismo histórico
pentecostalismo
evangelicalismo
instituciones
Igrejas
missões de fé
instituições
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Summary:Religious competition began in Costa Rica at the end of the 19th century with American Protestant faith missions and churches, primarily those of the historical and evangelical movement, and, beginning in the 1920s, those of the Pentecostal movement. These churches have established an operational, organizational, and institutional platform, such as theological training institutions, associations, media outlets, social projects, and political parties, which have allowed them to grow and achieve greater influence.