Attitude Baptist Church () is a Baptist multi-site megachurch based in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. It is affiliated with the Brazilian Baptist Convention. Josué Vallandro Jr. is its current Pastor.
History Attitude Baptist Church started as a Community Mission in the neighbourhood of Itanhangá, Rio de Janeiro by the International Mission Board missionary Edgar F. Hallock, Jr. Initially the Mission met in a rented room of a University nearby and later at a public school. On 4 June 2000, sponsored by the First Baptist Church in Barra, the Mission was organized as the Central Barra Baptist Church with 32 members. The church has established other campuses in different cities across the country. The church has inaugurated a main auditorium with 4,000 seats.
Congregations and Leadership Since 27 September 2003 the Church is led by its pastor-president, Josué Valandro de Oliveira Jr., and each of its daughter-churches is led by a pastor.
The Church meets regularly in 13 congregations in 4 different Brazilian States, 1 in the United States and 1 in Canada. They are:
Countryand State City and District Name Leader Organized Note BrazilEspírito Santo VitóriaPraia Vitória PastorBruno Simplício 18 September 2017 BrazilMinas Gerais Belo HorizonteBuritis Belo Horizonte PastorElmo Guimarães 19 May 2019 BrazilPiauí São Raimundo NonatoCentro São Raimundo Nonato PastorJosé Busch 26 July 2019 BrazilRio de Janeiro CordeiroSenna Campos Cordeiro PastorÁquila Lima 21 January 2018 BrazilRio de Janeiro Duque de CaxiasVila São Luiz Duque de Caxias PastorFelipe Rangel 13 December 2015 BrazilRio de Janeiro MagéPiabetá Piabetá PastorHugo Freire BrazilRio de Janeiro Nova IguaçuLuz Nova Iguaçu PastorRubem Teixeira 7 October 2018 BrazilRio de Janeiro PetrópolisCentro Petrópolis PastorJuliano Loureiro 5 August 2018 BrazilRio de Janeiro Rio de JaneiroBarra da Tijuca Barra da Tijuca Pastor-PresidentJosué Valandro Jr. 4 June 2000 Main Church BrazilRio de Janeiro Rio de JaneiroIlha de Guaratiba Guaratiba PastorFelipe Brás 31 December 2017 BrazilRio de Janeiro Rio de JaneiroIlha do Governador Ilha do Governador PastorEverton Louvize 11 July 2019 BrazilRio de Janeiro Rio de JaneiroVargem Grande Vargem Grande PastorPaulo CostaPastorJosiane Costa 20 December 2015 BrazilRio de Janeiro Rio de JaneiroIpanema Zona Sul PastorVinicius Vianna 5 February 2017 CanadaBritish Columbia Vancouver Vancouver PastorMax Ferreira 6 January 2019 United StatesFlorida Orlando Orlando PastorSalleh Cader 9 August 2015 a. Predecessor: Pr. Achilles Schachter between 26 July 2019 and March, 2020. b. Predecessor: Pr. Edgar F. Hallock, Jr. between 4 June 2000 and 8 June 2001. c. Predecessor: Pr. Leandro Barros between 5 February 2017 and 10 August 2020.
Media Attitude Baptist has a weekly program called Attitude Time () broadcast on Saturday mornings at 10:30AM by RedeTV!. Worships and some activities are broadcast in social media such as Facebook, Youtube and Instagram.
Public Exposure One of the most well-known members of Attitude Baptist Church is the current First Lady of Brazil Michelle Bolsonaro, formerly an interpreter and member of the Church Ministry in Brazilian Sign Language. Together with his wife, the former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro has attended services in Barra da Tijuca.
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