City Church (Brazil)

Church in Brazil, Brazil

Igreja da Cidade

Show on the life of Jesus in 2017

Location| São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
Country| Brazil
Denomination| Baptist
Associations| Brazilian Baptist Convention
Weekly attendance| 20,000
Campuses| 9
Website| igrejadacidade.net
History
Founded| 1942
Specifications
Capacity| 6,000
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)| Carlito Paes

City Church (Portuguese: Igreja da Cidade) is a Baptist Evangelical multi-site megachurch based in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, in Brazil. It is affiliated with the Brazilian Baptist Convention and Baptist World Alliance. Its senior pastor is Carlito Paes. The church often achieves an attendance of up to 20,000 people.

## History[edit]

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, it dedicated a new building with two auditoriums including a 6,000-seat auditorium, a sports complex, restaurants, offices and an elementary and secondary school, Colégio Inspire. [5][6] In 2015, it had opened 9 campuses in different cities of Brazil and took its current name Igreja da Cidade.[7] In 2023, it achieved 20,000 members. [8]

## Beliefs[edit]

The Church has a Baptist confession of faith and is a member of the Brazilian Baptist Convention. [9]

## See also[edit]

* List of the largest evangelical megachurches
* List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums

## References[edit]

1. ^ Ovale, PIB muda de nome em São José em busca de expansão Archived 2017-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, ovale.com.br, Brazil, July 14, 2015
2. ^ Ovale, PIB muda de nome em São José em busca de expansão Archived 2017-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, 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[permanent dead link], 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[permanent dead link], ovale.com.br, Brazil, July 27, 2018
7. ^ Ovale, PIB muda de nome em São José em busca de expansão Archived 2017-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, ovale.com.br, Brazil, July 14, 2015
8. ^ Igreja da Cidade, SOBRE NÓS, igrejadacidade.net, Brazil, retrieved May 5, 2023
9. ^ Igreja da Cidade, SOBRE NÓS, igrejadacidade.net, Brazil, retrieved May 5, 2023

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