Igreja da Cidade

Igreja da Cidade is a Baptist megachurch located in São José dos Campos in Brazil. It is affiliated with the Brazilian Baptist Convention and Baptist World Alliance. Its main pastor is Carlito Paes. The church would have an attendance of 14,000 people.

Igreja da Cidade
Show on the life of Jesus in 2017
LocationSão José dos Campos, Brazil
CountryBrazil
DenominationBrazilian Baptist Convention, Baptist World Alliance
Weekly attendance14,000
Websiteigrejadacidade.net
History
Founded1942
Specifications
Capacity6,000
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Carlito Paes

History
Church building in São José dos Campos.

The church was founded in 1942 under the name of Igreja Evangélica Batista de São José dos Campos. [1] In 1982, she was renamed Primeira Igreja Batista em São José dos Campos. [2] Since 2003, it hosted a show about the life of Jesus Christ for Easter which takes place every year. [3] [4] In 2013, the church inaugurated a new campus with two auditoriums including one with 6,000 seats, a sports complex, restaurants, offices and an elementary and secondary school, Colégio Inspire. [5][6] In 2015, it had churches in 9 other cities of Brazil and took its current name Igreja da Cidade.[7] In 2020, it would have 14,000 members. [8]

See also

References
  1. Ovale, PIB muda de nome em São José em busca de expansão, ovale.com.br, Brazil, July 14, 2015
  2. Ovale, PIB muda de nome em São José em busca de expansão, ovale.com.br, Brazil, July 14, 2015
  3. G1, Auto de Páscoa da Igreja Batista deve atrair 25 mil pessoas em São José, globo.com, Brazil, March 27, 2013
  4. Ovale, Apresentações do Auto de Páscoa da Igreja da Cidade começam nesta segunda, ovale.com.br, Brazil, April 15, 2019
  5. G1, Primeira Igreja Batista cria complexo em São José, globo.com, Brazil, December 27, 2013
  6. Carlito Paes, DA CIDADE PARA A CIDADE, ovale.com.br, Brazil, July 27, 2018
  7. Ovale, PIB muda de nome em São José em busca de expansão, ovale.com.br, Brazil, July 14, 2015
  8. Igreja da Cidade, SOBRE NÓS, igrejadacidade.net, Brazil, retrieved August 8, 2020
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