Lagoinha Baptist Church (''Igreja Batista da Lagoinha'') is a

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Baptist Evangelical multi-site megachurch located in

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the List of largest cities in Brazil, sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the List of cities in South America, 13th-largest city in ...

in Brazil.

Márcio Valadão Márcio Roberto Vieira Valadão (born 24 November 1947) is a Brazilian pastor, apostle, author, and televangelist. He is the pastor senior pastor of the Lagoinha Church. Biography Márcio Valadão, husband of Renata Valadão and father of Ana ...

is the current senior pastor of the church. The church became known through one of its ministries, the worship ministry

Diante do Trono Diante do Trono (; lit.: Before the Throne) is a Brazilian contemporary Christian music band formed in 1997 as a ministry of Lagoinha Church in Belo Horizonte. It is led by singer, songwriter and pastor Ana Paula Valadão. The group became po ...

, which is one of the world's largest ministries of praise, worship and mission. Some of the main services are broadcast live via Internet and also via their own TV and radio station: Rede Super. It is affiliated with the

Convenção Batista Nacional The National Baptist Convention (Conveção Batista Nacional) is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance and Brazilian Evangelical Christian Alliance. The CBN have many churches and make theological lectures, li ...

and Baptist World Alliance.

History

Lagoinha Church was founded by José Rego on December 20, 1957 in Formiga street, 322, district of Lagoinha. It is the sixth Baptist Church in Belo Horizonte, became known as Lagoinha Baptist Church. The church also has a television network titled Rede Super. On July 31, 1972,

became the Senior pastor of the church, the church had 300 members. In 2016, it had 100

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in Brazil and around the world. In 2020, the Church had 50,000 people. Warren Bird
World megachurches
leadnet.org, USA, retrieved February 15, 2020

Music

In 1997, the Lagoinha worship ministry

, was formed in the church. After the release of their first album, ''

'' in 1998, the group became popular in Brazil. The release of ''Águas Purificadoras'' and ''

Preciso de Ti ''Preciso de Ti'' is the fourth album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship music by Diante do Trono. About the project In the pre-recording of the ''Preciso de Ti'', the mining group released the '' Águas Purificador ...

'' garnered international recognition. They have become the largest worship ministry in Latin America and one of the world's largest praise ministries. It is also considered one of the most successful bands in Brazilian music. In 2000, the group founded a house for young girls in India to combat prostitution. Tadeu Ribeiro
Ana Paula Valadão conta que vendeu sua casa para manter obra missionária na Índia
portaldotrono.com, Brazil, April 16, 2017

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* {{Portal, Evangelical Christianity} Christian organizations established in 1957 Baptist churches in Brazil Baptist Christianity in Brazil Evangelical megachurches in Brazil Baptist multisite churches

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