Brazilian Evangelical Christian Alliance

Initiative and precedents

In Brazil already existed two organizations that sought to unite the Evangelical denominations in favor of a common cause, the Brazilian Evangelical Conference (CEB), which existed until 1964, and the Brazilian Evangelical Associations (AEVB), founded in 1991.^{[1] [2][3]} and actively ^[4][5]

Since 2009 a group of Brazilian evangelical leaders from various denominations began to meet and seek to create an organization that would bring together the different Brazilian Protestant denominations.^[6][7] After several meetings of tapping, the Charter of Principles and Guidelines was established^[8] and a working group, which initiated the Alliance later.

Foundation

The Brazilian Evangelical Christian Alliance was founded on November 30, 2010 in the Methodist Cathedral of São Paulo, and featured the participation of several leaders of several Brazilian Protestant denominations.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]}

Denominations

• Lutheranism
  • Evangelical Lutheran Confession Saint John in Pelotas
• Anglicanism
  • Church of England - Diocese of Recife
• Congregational Churches
  • Alliance of Evangelical Churches Congregational in Brazil
  • Union of Congregational Churches in Brazil
• Baptist Churches
  • National Baptist Convention, Brazil
  • Convention of Baptist Churches Independent, Brazil
• Methodism
  • Methodist Church
• Holiness Movement
  • Evangelical Holiness Church of Brazil
• Pentecostalism
  • Church of God in Brazil
  • Assembly of God Church Independent

In all 56 churches are part of the Alliance, several Presbyterian churches and Baptists are part of the organization independently without the denomination is a member.^[31]

Organizations

• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
• Basel Association
• Association Jews for Jesus
• Council of Evangelical Pastors and Leaders Indigenous / CONPLEI
• Publisher Ultimatum
• Bethel Bible Institute Brasileiro
• Open Doors
• Movement great meeting
• World Vision

Altogether 61 institutions are part of the Alliance.^[32]

People

About 81 people are individual members of the organization.^[33]

Invitations

The Brazilian Baptist Convention was officially invited to join the Alliance at a meeting which took place on 14 and 15 April 2015.^[34]

The Presbyterian Church of Brazil received in his Supreme Council 2015 an application to join the Alliance, but postponed the decision on entry into the Alliance for the Annual Meeting to be held in 2018.^[35]

Former members

The Alliance of Christian Churches New Life, although founder, withdrew from the Alliance in 2011.^[36][37]