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 DistrictNameLeaderOrganizedNote
Brazil
Espírito Santo
Vitória
Praia
VitóriaPastor
Bruno Simplício
September 18, 2017
Brazil
Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte
Buritis
Belo HorizontePastor
Elmo Guimarães
May 19, 2019
Brazil
Piauí
São Raimundo Nonato
Centro
São Raimundo NonatoPastor
Achilles Schachter
July 26, 2019
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Cordeiro
Senna Campos
CordeiroPastor
Áquila Lima
January 21, 2018
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Duque de Caxias
Vila São Luiz
Duque de CaxiasPastor
Felipe Rangel
December 13, 2015
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Magé
Piabetá
PiabetáPastor
Hugo Freire
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Nova Iguaçu
Luz
Nova IguaçuPastor
Rubem Teixeira
October 7, 2018
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Petrópolis
Centro
PetrópolisPastor
Wallace Cardozo
August 5, 2018
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Barra da Tijuca
Barra da TijucaPastor-President
Josué Valandro Jr.
June 4, 2000Main Church
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Ilha de Guaratiba
GuaratibaPastor
Felipe Brás
December 31, 2017
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Ilha do Governador
Ilha do GovernadorPastor
Everton Louvize
July 11, 2019
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Vargem Grande
Vargem GrandePastor
Paulo Costa
Pastor
Josiane Costa
December 20, 2015
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Ipanema
Zona SulPastor
Leandro Barros
February 5, 2017
Canada
British Columbia
VancouverVancouverPastor
Max Ferreira
January 6, 2019
United States
Florida
OrlandoOrlandoPastor
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:
Attitude Baptist has a weekly program called Tempo de Atitude broadcast on Saturday mornings at 10:30AM by RedeTV!.

Public Exposure

One of the most well-known members of Attitude Baptist Church is the current First Lady of Brazil Michelle Bolsonaro, formerly an interpreter and member of the Church Ministry in Brazilian Sign Language. Together with his wife, the current President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro has attended services in Barra da Tijuca.

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