The Assembléias de Deus are a group of Pentecostal denominations in Brazil related to the Assemblies of God. Altogether, the churches that bear the name Assembleias de Deus in Brazil had 8.5 million adherents in 2001. The Pentecostal movement within Evangelical Christianity places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as shown in the Biblical account of the Day of Pentecost. ... List of Christian denominations ordered by historical and doctrinal relationships. ... The Assemblies of God is the worlds largest Pentecostal denomination. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Backgound

The Assembléias de Deus began when Daniel Berg and Gunnar Vingren, two Swedish Baptist immigrants from South Bend, Indiana had the Pentecostal experience in Chicago and departed to Brazil. They came to Belém, Pará, Brazil, where in 1911 founded the Missão de Fé Apostólica, which latter affiliated with the American Assemblies of God and changed its name in 1918 to "Assembléia de Deus". South Bend is the name of the following places in the United States of America: South Bend, Indiana South Bend Township, Kansas South Bend Township, Minnesota South Bend, Nebraska South Bend Township, Pennsylvania South Bend, Washington This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... This article is about the city in Brazil. ... Flag of Pará See other Brazilian States Capital Belém Largest City Belém Area 1. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The Assemblies of God is the worlds largest Pentecostal denomination. ...

The Pentecostal movement in Brazil had already been started by that time among Italians in Sao Paulo, by an Italian-American missionary, Louis Francescon, who initiated the Christian Congregation of Brazil (CCB) in 1910. While the CCB spread in the South, the Assembleias de Deus reached the Amazon villages and the semi-arid Nordeste before migrants from the North brought the Church to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in the late 1920's. The Christian Congregation of Brazil or Congregação Cristã do Brasil was founded by Italian-American missionary Louis Francescon (1866-1964) in Sao Paulo in 1910. ... ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area    - City 1,260 km² Population    - City (2005) 5,613,000 [1]  - Density 4. ... This article is about the Brazilian state, São Paulo. ...

Although they kept fellowship with the American Assemblies of God, the Assembleia de Deus was intimately linked to the Scandinavian Pentecostal movement, led by Lewis Pethrus, who financed and send missionaries to help Berg and Vingren. However, the extreme view of congregationalism and native-church organization made the Swedish Pentecostals give autonomy to the Brazilian Assembleia de Deus in a General Convention in 1932, since then they became closer to the American Assemblies of God, who also send missionaries and founded a Seminary.

The Brazilian Assembleia de Deus has always send missionaries abroad, starting in 1913 when a returning Portuguese immigrant was comanded to Portugal.

Schism

Since 1980's the Assembleias de Deus suffered several schisms and splits and many Conventions and Ministérios left using the same name. The most significant are:

• General Convention of the Assemblies of God of Brazil (CGADB) - the biggest and most traditional convention, the only group that has official fellowship with the American Assemblies of God, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and considers itself the heir of the Sweedish mission. The CGADB had nearly 3,5 million members in 2001.
• National Convention of the Assemblies of God- Also known as the Assembleias de Deus Ministerio Madureira - started as an internal ministerio of the CGADB in 1958, with headquarters in the Madureira neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, but in 1989 was expulsed from the General Convention, taking 1/3 of the membership and churches. Has an Episcopal governance, but docrinally is similar to the GCADB. It had about 2 million members in 2001
• Assembleia de Deus Betesta - headquartered in Fortaleza, Ceará. It has nearly 200 churches, serving mostly middle class.
• There are almost a hundred small minsterios and independent conventions.

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External links

• CGADB - Convenção Geral das Assembléias de Deus no Brasil in Portuguese