The General Convention of the Assemblies of God in Brazil () 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. J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 214 The denomination was officially founded in 1930. R. Andrew Chesnut, Born Again in Brazil, Rutgers University Press, USA, 1997, p. 30 In 2003, it had 280,000 churches and 3.5 million members.GP, Statistics , gospelprime.com.br, Brazil, 25 November 2013 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. 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
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External links Official Website