Entrance
to the chapel
in Villa Lavalle, Salta
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Baergen Family
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Our
goal:
Fellowship and spiritual fruit
And
they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking
bread from house to house, did eat with gladness and singleness of
heart,
Praising God, and having favor with all the people.
And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
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Learn more about the culture, history, and geography of our area.
Local Congregation
In
1982 the Baergens came to live in the capital city of Salta and
almost immediately began working to win people for the Lord and
establish a local congregation. The area where they began was an
area on the south side of the city. Called the Lavalle area, the
neighborhood was best known for crime and poverty.
There
was a small group of believers, mostly young people, who had a
Bible Club for children in the Lavalle area and the Baergens
worked with this group as a team. Soon there was a small group
meeting for preaching and teaching services on a big porch that
they erected on the back of a home of some professing Christians
in the area. After a few months, the group purchased a lot in the
center of the Lavalle area and began to build a chapel. By the
early months of 1983 they started a Sunday School on the new
premises, with a very simple building and a large lot on which the
classes could meet.
Biblical Assembly Principles
The Baergens seek to follow the Scriptures in congregational matters. They believe that the Bible gives clear guidelines regarding many aspects of local assembly life. These include the plurality of elders in the local fellowship and encouraging each of the believers to discover and practice the gifts that the Holy Spirit has given. Also included in the Scriptural principles that they seek to teach and encourage in the local congregation is the complete brotherhood of believers and the body of believers who function according to the directions of the one Head of the Body, the Lord Jesus. As missionaries, the Baergens seek to have the local Christians search the Scriptures and follow the Scriptures themselves, rather than patterns that missionaries have been accustomed to. At present the greatest need in the Lavalle congregation is for spiritual maturity in the believers in all aspects of life. There are many opportunities to reach out to the area in and around the Lavalle area. The local body of believers is taking advantage of some of these opportunities but much more could be done if the local Christians would be willing to sacrifice more of their time and material goods for the Lord's sake.
People
in front of chapel between services