Attitude Baptist Church
Attitude Baptist Church, officially known as Barra Central Baptist Church is a Baptist Church originating from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil affiliated with the Brazilian Baptist Convention.
History
Attitude Baptist Church started as a Community Mission in the neighbourhood of Itanhangá, Rio de Janeiro by the Southern Baptist International Mission Board missionary Edgar F. Hallock Jr.Organisation
Attitude Baptist was modeled after the successful experiences of Saddleback, Hillsong and Santarém-Paz Churches. Works and experiences of pastors Abe Hubner and Rick Warren serve as main inspiration.The Church is organized in 15 congregations, which replicate the general Cell church structure of the Main Church in Barra da Tijuca. According to this model the basic structure is the Cell group, which generally has up to 12 people and often cell-members also have the role of counselor and counselee. Upon exceeding this 12-person limit, the cell multiplies into new cells. Each cell is under the care of a Cell-leader. Every cell is integrated into a network of cells under the care of a Cell-supervisor, to whom Cell-leaders report. Cell supervisors in turn report to the pastor of the church, who in turn report to the Pastor-president. Because of its size, the main Church has more hierarchical levels.
The work of each church is conducted voluntarily by church members and it is organized into Ministries. Often Ministries are: Music, Worship and Sound; Pastoral; Children's; Reception; Intercession; and Brazilian Sign Language Interpretation.
Congregations and Leadership
Since 2003 the Church is led by its pastor-president, Josué Valandro de Oliveira Jr., and each of its daughter-churches is led by a pastor.The Church meets regularly in 13 congregations in 4 different Brazilian States, 1 in the United States and 1 in Canada. They are:
Country and State | City and District | Name | Leader | Organized | Note |
Brazil Espírito Santo | Vitória Praia | Vitória | Pastor Bruno Simplício | September 18, 2017 | |
Brazil Minas Gerais | Belo Horizonte Buritis | Belo Horizonte | Pastor Elmo Guimarães | May 19, 2019 | |
Brazil Piauí | São Raimundo Nonato Centro | São Raimundo Nonato | Pastor Achilles Schachter | July 26, 2019 | |
Brazil Rio de Janeiro | Cordeiro Senna Campos | Cordeiro | Pastor Áquila Lima | January 21, 2018 | |
Brazil Rio de Janeiro | Duque de Caxias Vila São Luiz | Duque de Caxias | Pastor Felipe Rangel | December 13, 2015 | |
Brazil Rio de Janeiro | Magé Piabetá | Piabetá | Pastor Hugo Freire | ||
Brazil Rio de Janeiro | Nova Iguaçu Luz | Nova Iguaçu | Pastor Rubem Teixeira | October 7, 2018 | |
Brazil Rio de Janeiro | Petrópolis Centro | Petrópolis | Pastor Wallace Cardozo | August 5, 2018 | |
Brazil Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro Barra da Tijuca | Barra da Tijuca | Pastor-President Josué Valandro Jr. | June 4, 2000 | Main Church |
Brazil Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro Ilha de Guaratiba | Guaratiba | Pastor Felipe Brás | December 31, 2017 | |
Brazil Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro Ilha do Governador | Ilha do Governador | Pastor Everton Louvize | July 11, 2019 | |
Brazil Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro Vargem Grande | Vargem Grande | Pastor Paulo Costa Pastor Josiane Costa | December 20, 2015 | |
Brazil Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro Ipanema | Zona Sul | Pastor Leandro Barros | February 5, 2017 | |
Canada British Columbia | Vancouver | Vancouver | Pastor Max Ferreira | January 6, 2019 | |
United States Florida | Orlando | Orlando | Pastor Salleh Cader | August 9, 2015 |
Beliefs
Attitude Baptist Church is affiliated with the Brazilian Baptist Convention and therefore abides to the Convention's Declaration of Faith, which expresses common Baptist Beliefs. Those include:- Biblical authority
- Autonomy of the local church
- Priesthood of all believers
- Two ordinances
- Individual soul liberty
- Saved and Baptized church membership
- Two offices of the church
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