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Why don’t we have elders?

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The city of Santa Cruz of Capibaribe is nestled in the hills of Pernambuco’s “agreste” region. It lies 190 km west of the State’s capitol Recife. With a population of 80,000 this city is at the center of the region’s textile industry. Most people here are involved, in one way or another, in putting clothes […]

New meeting place inaugurated

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The Sao Lourenço congregation at the western edge of metropolitan Recife is currently the second largest congregation in the State. They have about 110 members and several in the training of the Word. And though they are still working on having their first elders, they are blessed with several deacons. They are a vibrate light […]

Then how much more

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I can’t really say what my favorite book of the Bible is when it comes to reading. I guess it depends on my mood. However, I can identify the Book of the Bible I most like to teach. It is the Gospel according to the Apostle Paul; you know it as the Letter to the […]

“set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city”

Official Photo ElderLink 2012

Last weekend was a long one and saw our second annual Elder-Link take place. This three day event is a ministry aimed at helping with one of the church’s greatest needs in Northeast Brazil. Of the 135 congregations in this vast region of Brazil only three have elderships. May God help us to have mature […]