Revived Reformed Presbyterian Church of Brazil

Revived Reformed Presbyterian Church of Brazil
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationPentecostal
Polity Presbyterian
RegionBrazil
FounderFernando Carlos Azevedo Pinto
OriginMay 5, 1997
Itapipoca, Ceará, Brazil
Separated fromPresbyterian Church of Brazil[1]
Congregations24 (2009)[2]

The Revived Reformed Presbyterian Church of Brazil - in Portuguese Igreja Presbiteriana Reformada Avivada (IPRAB) - is a denomination Pentecostal, founded on May 5, 1997, in Itapipoca, Ceará, by pastor Fernando Carlos Azevedo Pinto.[2]

The emphasis on the doctrines of Total Depravity and Justification by faith.[3]

IPRAB grew by planting churches, mostly in Ceará.[4] In 2009, the denomination consisted of 24 churches, spread across Brazil and Bolivia.[2]

In Itapipoca, the IPRAB is known for its social work, such as the maintenance of rehabilitation homes for drug addicts.[5][6] and for the holding of annual religious events, which attract visitors to the city.[2]

In Fortaleza, the name is known for its work, together with the City Hall, in preventing drug use among young people.[7]

  1. ^ "Former members of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Brazil" (PDF). Parambu City Council. March 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "History of the Revised Presbyterian Church of Brazil". The news Newspaper. Itapipoca. September 1, 2009. p. 6-7. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Doctrine of the Reformed Presbyterian Church Revivada Gerizim". Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Reformed Presbyterian Church of Brazil in Fortaleza". The State Newspaper. Fortaleza. August 16, 2017. p. 12. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Restoration House for chemical dependents in Itapipoca". Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Home Rescue for drug addicts in Itapipoca". June 16, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "IV Municipal Week on Drugs, with the participation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church Revivada Gerizim". June 17, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2021.