The General Convention of the Assemblies of God in Brazil (Portuguese: Convenção Geral das Assembleias de Deus no Brasil) is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Brazil. It is affiliated with the Assemblies of God, specifically the Assembleias de Deus in Brazil. Its headquarters are in Rio de Janeiro.
| General Convention of the Assemblies of God in Brazil | |
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| Convenção Geral das Assembleias de Deus no Brasil | |
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| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Pentecostal |
| Associations | Assemblies of God |
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Origin | 1930 |
| Congregations | 280,000 (2003) |
| Members | 12 million (2013) |
| Official website | cgadb |
History
editThe General Convention of the Assemblies of God in Brazil has its origins in the mission work of Daniel Berg and Gunnar Vingren, two Swedish Pentecostal missionaries who arrived in Belém, Pará, in 1910.[1] The denomination was officially founded in 1930.[2] In 2003, it had 280,000 churches and 3.5 million members.[3] In 2013, they had, according to themselves, 12 million members, being the largest national convention of the Assembly of God of Brazil.[4]
Controversies
editIn 2017, 10,000 churches left the Convention and founded the Convention of the Assembly of God in Brazil, due to the non-alternation of leadership and the prohibition of pastoral ministry of women. [5][6]
References
edit- ^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 214
- ^ R. Andrew Chesnut, Born Again in Brazil, Rutgers University Press, USA, 1997, p. 30
- ^ GP, Statistics Archived 2019-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, gospelprime.com.br, Brazil, 25 November 2013
- ^ DF, Do G1 (2013-04-11). "José Wellington é reeleito presidente da Assembleia de Deus". Distrito Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Tiago Chagas, Dissidência na CGADB: movimento de 25 mil pastores quer fundar nova convenção, noticias.gospelmais.com.br, Brazil, 04 November 2017
- ^ Natalia Lopes, Convenção da Assembleia de Deus no Brasil é inaugurada, pleno.news, Brazil, 03 December 2017
