Lagoinha Baptist Church (''Igreja Batista da Lagoinha'') is a
charismatic
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Baptist
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Evangelical
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multi-site megachurch
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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 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 popu ...
, 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 and
Baptist World Alliance
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.
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,
Márcio Valadão became the Senior pastor of the church, the church had 300 members.
In 2016, it had 100
campuses
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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
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 popu ...
, was formed in the church. After the release of their first album, ''
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 popu ...
'' 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 Purificadora ...
'' 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
See also
*
List of the largest evangelical megachurches
This list of the largest evangelical megachurches contains only evangelical Christian megachurches related to the following currents: Baptist, Pentecostalism, the evangelical charismatic movement, neo-charismatic movement and Nondenominational Chr ...
References
External links
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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