God is Love Pentecostal Church
The God Is Love Pentecostal Church or Igreja Pentecostal Deus É Amor (IPDA) is a Brazilian-based Pentecostal denomination. It is considered part of the second wave of Pentecostalism in Brazil.[1]
Igreja Pentecostal Deus é Amor was founded in São Paulo in 1962, by Daví Martins de Miranda (or David Miranda). By 1995 it had spread to 30 other countries, with a membership of 800,000 members in 2001 Census.[2] As of 2003, there were 8,140 churches.
World headquarters of the denomination are located in the center of São Paulo.
The Church's emphasis is on divine healing, exorcism, and missionary work.
References
- ^ Why Pentecostal Churches are Growing in Brazil
- ^ data from IBGE, Brazil's Geography & Statistics Institute
External links
- Official Web Site - in Portuguese
- Igreja Pentecostal Deus e Amor at Adherents.com
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