| Presbyterian Church of Brazil | |
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Conservative Calvinist |
| Theology | Evangelical Reformed |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| Moderator | Rev. Roberto Brasileiro President of the Supreme Council |
| Associations | World Reformed Fellowship |
| Region | Brazil |
| Founder | Rev. Ashbel Green Simonton |
| Origin | August 12th, 1859 Rio de Janeiro |
| Branched from | Presbyterian Church in the United States |
| Separations |
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| Congregations | 5,420 (2021) |
| Members | 702,949 (2021) |
| Ministers | 4,915 (2021) |
The Presbyterian Church of Brazil (Portuguese: Igreja Presbiteriana do Brasil, or IPB, PCB in English) is an Evangelical Protestant Christian denomination in Brazil. It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country, having an estimate 702,949 members, 4,915 ordained ministers and 5,420 churches and parishes.[1][2] It is also the only Presbyterian denomination in Brazil present in all 26 States and the Federal District.[citation needed]
The Church was founded by the American missionary Rev. Ashbel Green Simonton, who also oversaw the formal organization of the first congregation (Presbyterian Church of Rio de Janeiro) and the first Presbytery (Presbytery of Rio de Janeiro).[3]
The original Church in Rio de Janeiro was formally organized in January 1863. The Church then left the jurisdiction of the American church 1888, when the Synod was formed. The denomination considers the date of Simonton's arrival in Brazil, 12 August, 1859, as its foundation date.[4]
- ^ "Statistics of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil of 2021". Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Primeira Igreja Presbiteriana de Belo Horizonte" (PDF).
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