Brazilian Evangelical Christian Alliance

The Brazilian Evangelical Christian Alliance is an association of a religious nature, non-profit, incorporated for an indefinite time and any number of members.^[1] Currently it has as members some of the largest Protestant denominations and missional organizations in Brazil.^[2] He is a member of the World Evangelical Alliance,^[3] and actively participates in the organization regionally in Latin America.^[4]

History

Initiative and precedents

In Brazil already existed two organizations that sought to unite the Protestant 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.^[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]}

Statements

The Alliance has positioned itself against the "staff voting" that is the hallmark of candidates for religious leaders. The organizations requested that such attitudes are reported.^{[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]} In addition the organization condemns racism^[25] and corruption.^[26]

Controversy

The Alliance has been criticized by evangelical leaders after supporting the Brazilian government. Second part of the evangelical leadership, the Alliance is getting involved in political matters that you would not be relevant or government ideology incompatible with the Protestant faith, especially the involvement of the Alliance leaders with Theology of Integral Mission, which is a Protestant version of Liberation Theology in Catholicism.^[27][28] This fact was disclosed as the triggering event of output Alliance of Christian Churches New Life of the organization.^[29] Bishop Walter McAlister (church leader) recanted and said that this was not the main reason that led to the exit of the Alliance Church.^[30]

Affiliate

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]

References

External links

• Official website