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. Francescon came to Brazil from Chicago, Illinois, and was quite successful among Italian immigrants. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... -1... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Official website: http://egov. ...

He had left the Italian Presbyterian Church because of his belief in Water Baptism by immersion. Later he accepted the doctrines of faith healing, miracles, and Holy Spirit baptism. Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... A Catholic baptism Baptism is any water purification ritual practiced in any of various religions including Christianity, Mandaeanism, and Sikhism, and has its origins with the Jewish ritual of mikvah. ... Look up immersion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Doctrine, from Latin doctrina, (compare doctor), means a body of teachings or instructions, taught principles or positions, as the body of teachings in a branch of knowledge or belief system. ... Spiritual healing redirects here. ... For the U.S. hockey teams victory in the 1980 Winter Olympics, see Miracle on Ice, or Miracle (movie) According to many religions, a miracle is an intervention by God in the universe. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

This was part of the first wave of pentecostalism, and evidently the first organized Pentecostal denomination in Brazil. Together with the Brazilian Assemblies of God founded 1911 in Para, by the Swedish-Americans, Daniel Berg and Gunnar Vingren, the Christian Congregation of Brazil are the early foundation of the Brazilian Pentecostal Movement, one of the most dynamic and fast-growing evangelical movements worldwide. The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ... The Assemblies of God is the worlds largest Pentecostal Protestant Christian denomination. ...

The Christian Congregation of Brazil has today 2.5 million members and 15,000 congregations in Brazil and an intense missionary work abroad. In the metro area of Sao Paulo, the church shows its strength: there are 500.000 followers, distributed in 2,000 branches and a mother-church in the Braz district that houses a 5,000 member congregation.

Francescon was among the early founders of the Italian-American Pentecostal church in Chicago, from where evangelists went to the Italian colonies in the United States planting churches mostly in the Northeast. Most of those churches were incorporated into the Christian Church of North America. The Christian Church of North America (CCNA) is a North American Pentecostal denomination of Christians. ...

Mother Church in Sao Paulo. This temple seats 5,000 worshipers

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External link

• In the Power of the Spirit, Chapter 4 (Pentecostalism in Brazil)

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