Brazil
History
[edit]As a result of World War I and persecution, around 1923, many families left their native countries, especially from Europe, in search of new lands to live in peace. Among the families who came to Brazil were Nazareno families.
The first Nazarene families to set foot on Brazilian soil were: Károl Zágony and family; Horvath M. Gyorgy and wife; Károl Marsi and family; Francisco Tákacs and family; André Molnar and family and others, who began to gather in homes in various parts of the state of São Paulo: in the neighborhoods of Vila Pompéia and Mooca, in the capital; in the municipality of Santo André and in the city of São José dos Campos. In this way, they celebrated services for several years, only in German and Hungarian.
In 1927, industrialist Samuel J. Braun, presbyter of the Syracuse - New York church, in the United States, together with presbyter Valentyn Kalmany from Hungary, came to Brazil to legitimize the work of the "Corporate Church" denomination. Nazareno" (the name of the denomination until July 1967).
On April 24, 1927, they performed the ordination as elders for the brothers. Carlos Kauder and Miguel Jó, and the first baptism of the Evangelical Church of the Nazarene in Brazil. Among those baptized (a total of 10 people) were brothers Carlos Marsi, Frederico Michel and his wife Anna Michel, from Santo André. Sisters from São José dos Campos, Joana Sattelmayer, Frederich Kampf and his wife Carolina Kampf were also baptized.
Returning to the United States, the elders explained the situation of the brothers in Brazil, and then the Apostolic Christian Church of America sent financial support for the construction of the first temple in Brazil, at Rua Ibiapava 324–Bairro Paraíso–Santo André–SP, inaugurated in 1928.
In São José dos Campos, until 1930, the brothers gathered at Brother Jacob Eberle's home, a ranch called Santa Fé. The brothers were mostly farmers, scattered across several fields in the town of São José dos Campos, and they came to the morning and evening services. They came to the meetings by bicycle, train, truck, and even on foot.
In 1930, Jacob Eberle and his family moved to a farm in the Martins Guimarães district, next door to the Sattelmayer farm. Meetings would take place at the Sattelmayer home, which was very close to the Martins Guimarães train station, making it easier for the brothers from São José dos Campos to meet with the brothers from Santo André. God provided that the São Paulo/Rio railroad would pass between the Sattelmayer farm and the Eberle farm.
George Sattelmayer was the pastor of the Church of São José dos Campos from 1930 until November 14, 1959, when he died prematurely of hemophilia. He was a great pastor, loved by everyone, but was never appointed a presbyter, which shows that every good system has its inexplicable weaknesses.
In 1937, presbyter Samuel J. Braun, together with evangelist Paul Schiller, from Switzerland, returned to Brazil and on this occasion, on July 27, 1937, they ordered as presbyter or brother Carlos Marsi, with the responsibility to lead the Nazareno ministry in Brazil.
Seeing the need to expand the ministry in Brazil, they returned to the US sending once again financial contributions for the construction of a temple, this time in the city of São José dos Campos, which was inaugurated on August 10, 1941, at 549 Carvalho de Araújo–Vila Maria street (central area of São José dos Campos)
Missionary Paul Schiller and his wife Mini Schiller settled in São José dos Campos in 1939 and contributed to the legalization of the church in accordance with the Statutes of the Church in Switzerland. The registration of the Statutes on March 11, 1945, became a ser a matriz da “Corporação Igreja Nazareno do Brasil”, porser a 1ª registered local igreja.
In 1956, missionaries Melvin and Catarina Huber arrived in Brazil from the US. They began the work of establishing churches in the state of Minas Gerais, in the cities of Belo Horizonte and Pitangui.
On December 4, 1960, in the presence of presbyter Godofredo Vogel, from Argentina, Frederico Michel and Stefan Marsi were ordained as elders.
In 1962, missionary Arnould Boich, coming from the United States, arrived in Brazil to settle in Sul de Minas Gerais, where he founded an Association for abandoned children in the town of Nepomuceno. Due to health problems, the missionary left Brazil in 1967 , and Father Egydio Barboza and his family took over the leadership of the Association for abandoned children . Father Egydio was the son-in-law of Father Carlos Marsi.
On July 22, 1962, the official start of the Third Evangelical Nazarene church in the estado de São Paulo, the church in the area of Utinga, in Santo André, with presbyter Stefan Marsi in charge.
In November 1963, the 4th Evangelical Church of the Nazarene was officially founded in the State of São Paulo, in the city of Mauá, under the responsibility of presbyter Carlos Marsi, who already lived with his family in the city of Mauá, a neighboring city of Santo André.
And the already consecrated priest Frederico Michel takes over the presbytery of the Church of Santo André.
In 1966 the Huber family moved to Goiás, the city of Vianópolis, and started the first State Church of Goiás, the Church of Vianópolis, and in a courageous way, at risks to circulation, evangelized the small towns in the interior of Goiás, which have become a time later, an accredited Church.
On July 9, 1967, in the General Assembly held in São José dos Campos/SP, the Church Statutes were restructured, with representation from all the churches in Brazil. Thus, there was a change in the name of the denomination "Corporation of the Church of the Nazarene", to "Evangélica Nazareno Church" and the formation of an Elder Board in Brazil.
In 1971, missionary Melvin Huber moved to Goiânia with his family. He understood that Goiânia needed to be reached, and it was strategic to establish a church in Goiânia. Within a short time, three new churches were started, and one of them, the Church of Vila União, was led by the pastor of Lucas Huber's son, who was influenced by the missionary spirit. dos pais, em 1976, inicia a Missão Paz em Santarém/PA. De vila união, O Lucas Huber ea The family brought a strong mission team to Santarém, and one of them was missionary Nilton Cordeiro, who with his family is establishing hundreds of riverside churches to this day.
The state of Goiás also received another missionary from the United States, missionary Charles Pavkov and his wife, Tereza, along with their children. The Pavkovs took over the missionary work in Vianópolis, starting churches in other towns in the interior of Goiás, where the seeds that missionary Melvin Huber had planted were used by God.
Pastor Charles Pavkov, with much wisdom, harvested the harvest. Churches were established in
Leopoldo Bulhões, Irigineu Teixeira, Catalão, and Pires do Rio. A church was born in a place
called Capim Puba, a rural settlement.
In 1971, another missionary came from the US, missionary Arthur Haring and his family, to take care of the Association for abandoned children, a new Association that was started in a colony called Colony Vitória, a colony located in the city of Guarapuava/PR. This Association was an extension of the Nepomuceno Association, which would begin to receive orphans from the Nepomuceno Association, who were already teenagers, and could work in lavoura, and still have a home, until they marry and start a family. After that, the Association of Abandoned Children in Kolônia Vitória will become a home for orphaned girls and desamparadas, and the Association for Abandoned Children in Nepomuceno will become a specific home for boys.
Missionary Arthur, together with Brazilian missionary Geraldo Moreira de Assis, initiated the city of Guarapuava, the 2nd Church in Paraná, and was used by God to transform the Church of Colônia Vitória into a well-structured church. The Church of Colônia Vitória has existed since the early 60s, due to the presence of people of European origin, farmers for the most part, but who knew the Evangelical Church of the Nazarene in Europe, and had the support of the Lay family, a family from the Church of Santo André/SP.
Jacob Lay owned a home in the Vitória Colony, and his son, Roberto Lay, because they spoke German, evangelized the European colonists. Pastor Carlos Marsi regularly visited the Vitória Colony, became a guest in the Lay family home, and taught the settlers the Word of God in German.
At the invitation of brother Jacob Lay, missionary Geraldo Moreira de Assis became a missionary in Kolônia Vitória, was the predecessor of the missionary Arthur in the Association for abandoned children, learned to speak German, and had the opportunity to preach the Gospel to Brazilians and those of European origin.
Pada tanggal 31 Agustus dan 1 September 1974, berlangsung Sidang Umum kedua dari Igreja Evangélica Nazareno, kali ini di Kecamatan Paraíso di Santo André, di mana terjadi sebuah restructuring general in the Statutes of the denomination and the formation of the General Council of the Igreja Evangélica Nazareno, berkantor di Gereja Evangélica Nazareno di Santo André.
From then on, all churches in Brazil with their own support could be established as legal personalities and obtain their emancipation.
In 1981, missionary Melvin Huber and his wife Catarina, at the invitation of their son Lucas, became missionaries in the state of Pará, and later, after they graduated in the faculty of Theology in the US, son Abe also became a missionary in Pará.
At the same time, Timóteo's son moved to Japan, as a missionary, after a short stay in Santarém and had started the 2nd Nazareno Evangelical Church in Santarém, a church in the Liberdade area.
In 1981, Pastor Gerson Marsi Schmidt, together with Pastor Samuel Eberle, restarted a mission project with children and adolescents in the city of Jacareí/SP. In 1983, Pastor Décio Marsi Schmidt and his family returned from Nepomuceno/MG, and joined the missionary team in Jacareí, and in 1985 the 5th Evangelical Nazarene Church in the State of São Paulo was formed, the first Congregation of the daughters of São José dos Campos.
The year 1985 was also marked by the courage to establish new churches. Thus, missionary Charles Pavkov and his family moved to Porto Velho, and, connecting with the Peace Mission, they started the First Nazarene Evangelical Church in Rondônia, returning to the US on May 29, 1998.
In March 1987, young Leda (Silvarleide Carvalho de Araújo), aged 15, gathered, with her family (mother Madalena, sister Sirlene and brother Sidnei), at the Church de Jacareí/SP, the church that invested in her life of service, to study at a Bible Institute, and from the Missiology class came a very audible voice from God, calling Leda to bring the Word to the city of Camaçari/BA, where there was a family.
Leda believes that she can do mission work like the one in Jacareí, which won for Jesus. She will do work in Camaçari with children, taking them to a Sunday Bible School, like the one in Jacareí.
The first materials for the Bible School were donated by brothers in São Paulo. Letters of financial incentives and offers continued to be sent, in a great demonstration of attention and love. Thus, the first visit was made with great affection, in July of that year, by Pastor Gerson Marsi Schmidt, who returned to Camaçari in December of that year (1987), with his family, for a missionary vacation.
Many children and teenagers were eager to hear the Word. Bible schools were started. Dominical in three districts: Camaçari de Dentro, Gravatá, and Gleba 'E'. On Saturdays and Sundays, the work with youth and families was intensified. Soon, the work of disipulado showed fruit and the first baptism took place on February 19, 1989, when we were visited and celebrated by the first baptism, Father Ivo Marsi.
The Church has grown, and has as daughter Churches the Churches in the Gleba 'B' neighborhood of Camaçari, and in the town of Cruz das Almas.
Missionary Lucas Huber had a dream: to establish churches as far as Bahia, to establish at least one church in every state, but a bigger dream was to establish one hundred thousand churches in the world.
However, on March 29/30, 1991, by mutual agreement of all pastors and Superiors, the Council of the Evangelical Churches of the Nazarene in Brazil concluded. The Evangelical Church of the Nazarene was divided into at least three ministries: one in the North called the "Amazon Project" or "Peace Church", one in the South, retaining its original name – "Evangelical Church of the Nazarene" and one in Belo Horizonte/MG with the name of the Evangelical Church of the Nazarene Pentecostals.
Several Churches in Goiás, under the Leadership of Rev. Samir Eberle, joined the Light for the Nations denomination
In 1992, the nazarenos of the Southern Ministry organized AIEN - Association of Churches. Evangelicas Nazareno do Brasil. A esta Associação acham-se atualmente filiadas igrejas located in the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais, Paraná, and São Paulo, and has worked with the aim of bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all those who do not know him, both in Brazil and beyond the borders of Brazil.
Peace Mission continues to plant churches around the world, believing that the dream of Missionary Lucas Huber, who died in an accident while serving in God's work, is a dream of all of us.
Divisions and Organization
[edit]In 1991, the national council dissolved, and the Evangelical Nazarene Church in Brazil split into three main ministries: -
Project Amazon / Igreja da Paz (North)
Igreja Evangélica Nazareno (South)
Igreja Evangélica Nazareno Pentecostal (Belo Horizonte)
Some Goiás churches, under Pastor Samir Eberle, joined Luz para os Povos (Light to the Nations).
In 1992, southern churches formed AIEN (Association of Evangelical Nazarene Churches of Brazil), with congregations in Bahia, Minas Gerais, Paraná, and São Paulo, continuing to spread the gospel in Brazil and abroad.
The Missão Paz still plants churches worldwide, continuing the dream of missionary Lucas Huber, who died in an accident while serving in God’s work.