God is Love Pentecostal Church
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The God is Love Pentecostal Church or Igreja Pentecostal Deus é Amor (IPDA) is a Brazilian-based Pentecostal denomination. It is considered part of the second wave of Pentecostalism in Brazil
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Igreja Pentecostal Deus e Amor was founded in São Paulo
in 1962, by Daví Martins de Miranda (or David Miranda). By 1995 it had spread to 30 other countries, with a membership of 800,000 members in 2001 Census. As of 2003, there were 8,140 churches.
World headquarters of the denomination are located in the center of São Paulo.
The church emphasis is on divine healing and exorcism
. The IPDA requires a strict code of living by its members. For example, they are not allowed to watch television.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Igreja Pentecostal Deus e Amor was founded in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
in 1962, by Daví Martins de Miranda (or David Miranda). By 1995 it had spread to 30 other countries, with a membership of 800,000 members in 2001 Census. As of 2003, there were 8,140 churches.
World headquarters of the denomination are located in the center of São Paulo.
The church emphasis is on divine healing and exorcism
Exorcism
Exorcism is the religious practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or place which they are believed to have possessed...
. The IPDA requires a strict code of living by its members. For example, they are not allowed to watch television.
External links
- Official Web Site - in Portuguese
- Igreja Pentecostal Deus e Amor at Adherents.comAdherents.comAdherents.com is a website that aims to collect and present information about religious demographics, established in 1998. It is the largest pool of such data freely available on the internet. As of January 2010, the site contains approximately 44,000 references on over 4,300 faith groups...