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| Basic Facts about Cuban Protestant Churches, 1989 |
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Denominations and other registered groups |
44 |
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Churches and chapels |
920 |
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Pastors and religious workers |
1,100 |
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Seminaries and Bible instututes |
8 |
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Homes for the aged |
3 |
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Hospitals |
0 |
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Christian camps |
8 |
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Bookstores |
1 |
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Active church members |
61,500 |
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Protestant chuch attendance |
100,000 |
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Total Protestant community |
201,000 |
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Individuals baptized in Protestant churches |
250,000 |
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Some of the Christian camp use the facilites of Bible Institutes. |
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The only Evangelical bookstore is located in Havana and was allowed to open in 1988. Before the Revolution there were several bookstores in Havana and other locations. |
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According to a 1988 report released in Geneva, Switzerland, by the Ecumenical Council of Cuba, Western Cuba Baptists still have some control over the Baptist Cementery in Havana. |
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More than 100 Protestant schools were nationalized in 1961. The government is in charge of education. An exception to the rule was made in the case of semi-naries and Bible institutes operated by the churches. |
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All hospitals and medical centers are operated by the government. The Baptist Hospital in Havana ( “Clinica Bautista” ) was nationalized in the 1960s. Several medical clinins operated by the churches ceased operation after American mis-sionaries returned to their country. |
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