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The Brazilian Baptist Convention ( pt, Convenção Batista Brasileira) is a
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in
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. It is affiliated with the
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. The headquarters is in
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History

The Brazilian Baptist Convention has its origins in the establishment of the first Baptist Church in
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in 1882, by an American mission of the
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. It was founded in 1907. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 9,018 churches and 1,790,227 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. Luis Felipe dos Santos
A Igreja Batista contra o vício
super.abril.com.br, Brazil, September 15, 2017


Royal Ambassadors

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


See also

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References


External links


Official Website

Brazilian Royal Ambassadors Website
Baptist denominations in South America Evangelicalism in Brazil Baptist Christianity in Brazil {{Baptists-stub