THE MISSION SCENE
Getting to Know
L I Z A BR 2014
Population
MARANATHA PROJECT SCOPE
200 One-Day
203 million
Churches
Capital
1
Brasilia
Education and Evangelism Center
Official language
161 Volunteers
Portuguese
mobilized
1.3 million
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST MEMBERSHIP
Roman Catholic 64.6% Protestant 22.2%* None 8% Spiritist 2.2% Other 1.4% Other Christian 0.7% Other Catholic 0.4% Unspecified 0.4%
During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Adventists in Brazil had a major outreach effort called “Hope Brazil” that included passing out:
500 meals 192,200 books w w w. m a r a n a t h a .o r g
60,000 pamphlets
* (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%)
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