Attitude Baptist Church

Attitude Baptist Church (Portuguese: Igreja Batista Atitude), officially known as Barra Central Baptist Church (Portuguese: Igreja Batista Central da Barra) is a Baptist Church originating from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil affiliated with the Brazilian Baptist Convention.

Attitude Baptist Church
Igreja Batista Central da Barra
Igreja Batista Atitude
Attitude Baptist Church
Attitude Baptist Church
23°00′26″S 43°25′54″W
CountryBrazil
DenominationBrazilian Baptist Convention
Websiteigrejabatistaatitude.com.br#/
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Josué Valandro
de Oliveira Jr.

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.[1]

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:[2]

Country
and State		 City and District Name Leader Organized Note
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 Cardoso		August 5, 2018
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro		Rio de Janeiro
Barra da Tijuca		Barra da TijucaPastor-President
Josué Valandro Jr.		Main 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 Governador
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,[3] which expresses common Baptist Beliefs. Those include:[4]

Media

Attitude Baptist has a weekly program called Tempo de Atitude (transl. Attitude Time) broadcast on Saturday mornings at 10:30AM by RedeTV!.[5]

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.[6] Together with his wife, the current President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro has attended services in Barra da Tijuca.[7]

  • Barra da Tijuca
  • Zona Sul

See also

References
  1. "Retired missionary Edgar Hallock dies; hailed as 'monument of faith and love'". Baptist Press. 18 June 2001. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. "Programação". Igreja Batista Atitude (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. "Declaração Doutrinária da Convenção Batista Brasil" (in Portuguese). Convenção Batista Brasileira. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. Cummins, David L. This Day in Baptist History 2. Greenville, South Carolina: BJU Press, 2000.
  5. Tempo de Atitude: Josué Valandro Jr. on YouTube
  6. Michelle Bolsonaro transmite mensagem em LIBRAS no parlatório on YouTube
  7. "No Rio, Bolsonaro participa de culto na Barra da Tijuca" (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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