The Seminario Concordia de la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Argentina began in 1942 in a rented building in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The first six students graduated in 1944. In 1946-47, the seminary was located in Villa Ballester. The current facility was opened in the northern Buenos Aires suburb of José L. Suárez in 1948.
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The congregation of Iglesia Luterana San Marcos (St. Mark's Lutheran Church) celebrated its 50th Anniversary on 12 September 2010.
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Congregacíon de la Paz is the Congregational Church in Villa Ballester. It was founded by Volga Germans from the rural areas of Argentina who moved to the Buenos Aires area.
The first church service was held on 18 July 1920 in the home of Johann (Juan) A. Kaiser. Pastor Johann Vöhringer presided. The congregation was officially organized in 1928.
The congregation is called St. John's Church (Templo San Juan) and is affiliated with the Iglesia Evangélica del Río de La Plata (IERP).
The Rev. Emil Mohn began holding a Bible study at the home of Juan Dietz on 23 June 1926. This marked the beginning of the German Lutheran congregation in Bovril. The families known to have been involved in this organization include those of: Johannes (Juan) Dietz, Andreas (Andrés) Heinze, Georg (Jorge) Müller, David Herbel, Friedrich (Federico) Herbel, Gottfried (Godofredo) Kerps, and Konrad (Conrado) Graff.
On 1 January 1960, the parish divided into two: Viale (south) and Bovril (north).
The current building of San José Catholic Church in Colonia Brasilera was dedicted 15 October 1895. This is the second building, the first having been located on the same site (made of brick with a metal roof). The architects of the current structure were C. & E. Fogeler (from Germany) who also designed the churches in Spatzenkutter, Valle María, Salto, Crespo, and Diamante.
Templo Evangélical Congregacional: A German Congregational Church was dedicated on 23 September 1928.
In 1928, the Lutheran community in Crespo began construction of a church building. The architect was Lochner.
This congregation belongs to the Iglesia Evangélica del Río de la Plata (IERP).
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Iglesia Evangélica del Río de la Plata
Av. Independencia 1190
Crespo
The Lutherans were active in Crespo by 1920. In 1924, construction began on Iglesia Evangélica Luterana "San Pablo" (St. Paul's Lutheran Church).
San José (Saint Joseph) Catholic Church was constructed in 1893 in the Gothic style. The tower is 49 meters high. The bells and clock were installed in 1916.