Brazilian Baptist Convention


The Brazilian Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in Brazil. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Rio de Janeiro.

History

The Brazilian Baptist Convention has its origins in the establishment of the first Baptist Baptist Church in Salvador in 1882, by the Southern Baptist Convention.
It was founded in 1907.
In 2015, it has 8,392 churches and 1,618,663 members.

Social programs

The Convention coordinates several social programs, through the "Missões Nacionais" especially for the rehabilitation of drug addicts, dance and sports and for young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods and housing orphaned children.

Royal Ambassadors

The 'Embaixadores do Rei' organization has a significant presence in the denomination. He is responsible for the missionary and vocational awakening of pastors throughout 70 years of existence in Brazil.