The International Grace of God Church (Portuguese: Igreja Internacional da Graça de Deus) is a Brazilian

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History

Romildo Ribeiro Soares Romildo Ribeiro Soares, best known as R. R. Soares (born December 6, 1947, in Muniz Freire, Espírito Santo), is a Brazilian televangelist, missionary, author, singer, businessman, and composer. He became a televangelist and supporter of faith he ...

had worked with bishop

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of the

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, but they broke off relations in 1978, after disagreements in

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. In 1980, Soares founded the International Grace of God Church, at Rua Lauro Neiva in the city of

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. The Church's first temple opened in the city of

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, followed by others throughout Brazil and in other countries. The International Church of God's Grace is accepted and recognized as a "Legitimate Christian Fellowship Church" by other denominations and their respective ministers.

Network

there are more than 2,000 International Grace of God churches throughout Brazil, from the north to the south, and churches in

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; and

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in the

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Media

In 1999, the International Grace of God Church founded a network of

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stations called

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(International Network Television) in major cities in Brazil. They display a daily program on a prime-time network, Bandeirantes, and at night show ''Faith Show'', with Soares as preacher. the church had a

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called "''

Faith Show The Faith Show ( pt, Show da Fé) is a Brazilian television program presented by Romildo Ribeiro Soares, of the International Church of God's Grace. The journalist Graziela Guerra is the executive producer. The show has aired from Monday to Satur ...

''",

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during

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Rede Bandeirantes Rede Bandeirantes (, ''Bandeirantes Network''), or simply known as Band (), is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It began broadcasting on May 13, 1967 on VHF channel 13 in São Paulo. Its founder was businessman João Saad with t ...

and in the mornings and afternoons on

Rede TV RedeTV! () is a Brazilian television network owned by Amilcare Dallevo and Marcelo de Carvalho. It is the newest television network, among the five major networks in Brazil, being a relaunch of Rede Manchete in 1999. RedeTV! has modern producti ...

. There is daily worship at the international headquarters of the International Grace of God Church in

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, with services performed by Soares.

Beliefs

The denomination has a

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.Cristina Maria de Castro, Andrew Dawson, ''Religion, Migration, and Mobility: The Brazilian Experience'', Taylor & Francis, USA, 2017, p. 118

References

External links

IIGD Official English language website (United States)

Nossa Rádio USA
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