- Source: General Convention of the Assemblies of God in Brazil
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.
History
The 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. The denomination was officially founded in 1930. In 2003, it had 280,000 churches and 3.5 million members. In 2013, they had, according to themselves, 12 million members, being the largest national convention of the Assembly of God of Brazil.
Controversies
In 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.
References
External links
Official Website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- General Convention of the Assemblies of God in Brazil
- Assembleias de Deus
- Assemblies of God (disambiguation)
- List of Assemblies of God National Fellowships
- Assemblies of God USA
- List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums
- Protestantism in Brazil
- Assembly of God Bethlehem Ministry
- International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies
- Church of God in Christ
