translated from Spanish: Evangelicals elect new president to replace questioned Bishop Duran

He had been given a maximum period of four months to resolve To their problems with the Evangelical church, but they did not expect the end of time. The directory of the first Methodist Pentecostal Church in Chile officially dismissed Eduardo Durán on 9 May, who ceases to be Bishop president after the controversial events he has starred.
This afternoon the board of the congregation chose its replacement. It is the Bishop Daniel Balladares, of 82 years, who obtained the majority of the votes and who until now served as manager of the Cathedral of Chillán Viejo. According to TVN Red Biobío, the position of Pastor Balladares will be Bishop president, the same as Duran, and will be in office for two years.
It should be mentioned that Balladares was part of the opposition block to Bishop Durán, who this morning gave a public statement claiming that his removal does not conform to the statute.
Duran stated in this statement that there are “recurrent inaccuracies and uninformed statements by several pastors and leaders, who in more than three occasions have announced the departure of our bishop.” After the changes introduced in the corporation during the last few weeks, we can say that our church is in a process of internal reorganization. ”
“Any other activity that intends to go beyond, is not adjusted to the statute and therefore has no real effect. In order to clarify this situation and avoid confusion that lead members of the church to fall into illegality, during these days the notifications and documents needed to determine the internal situation were delivered. In this context, there is no process of removal or choice of our authority, “the document adds.

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