Island Ecclesiology: An Investigation into the Influence of Southern Baptist Missionaries upon the Formation of Cuban Baptist Ecclesiology

Abstract

Baptist work began in Cuba in 1878 with the return of a Cuban exile Alberto Diaz. The Florida Baptist Convention’s Board of Mission was the first Southern Baptist entity to be involved with Cuban Baptists followed by the Home Mission Board and eventually the Foreign Mission Board. Throughout the 130 plus years circumstances and mission strategies have changed. Political upheaval, economic disaster, and spiritual awakening have swept across the island obligating Cuban Baptists and their North American partners to make significant adjustments.