Post on 01-Jan-2016
The Brazilian Protestant church has more thantripled in size over the past 30 years.
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
30,000,000
35,000,000
40,000,000
45,000,000
50,000,000
55,000,000
Tota
l Pro
testa
nts
1980 1982
1984 1986
1988 1990
1992 1994
1996 1998
2000 2002
2004 2006
2008 2010
1980-1991 1992-2000 2001-2010 (projection)
PROTESTANTS IN BRAZIL
Seaor Amostra
Sepal Depto. de Pesquisas - 1993de Domicilios - 1988
e Censo de 1980 Source: IBGE--2000, 1991 and 1908 Census Sepal 2003 - <pesquisas@sepal.org.br>
However, this growth has not been uniformthroughout all regions of the country.
Protestants / State less than 10 %
10 to 15 %
15 to 20 %
more than 20 %Sepal 2003 - (11)5523-2544<pesquisas@sepal.org.br>
BRAZIL 2002
PercentProtestantin each state
Sourece: IBGE--2000 & 1991 Census figures year 2002 - projection
We currently estimate that approximately 17 % of thepopulation of Brazil identifies itself as Protestant.
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1980 1991 2002Centralwest North Southeast South Northeast Brazil total
Percent Protestant by Geographical Region1980 -- 2002
Brazil
Sepal Research 2002 <pesquisas@sepal.org.br> Source: IBGE – Demographic Census
Due to historic nominalism, the Southern region of Brazildemonstrates the slowest church growth.
AAGR (%) less than 3 3 to 6 6 to 9 9 12 more than 12
BRASIL
Sepal 2002 - (11)5523-2544<pesquisas@sepal.org.br>
Average annual growthrate of Protestantsin each state
1991 - 2000Source: IBGE--1991 Census & 2000 Census
However, we praise God that in recent decades, the church as awhole has grown at 3 to 4 times the rate of the general population.
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Pop. 1980-91 Prot. 1980-1991 Pop. 1991-2000 Prot. 1991-2000
Centralwest North Southeast South Northeast Brazil total
Protestant Growth Rate by Region1980 -- 2000
Brazil
Sepal Research 2002 <pesquisas@sepal.org.br> Source: IBGE – Demographic Census
% Protestant
less than 2 2 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 20 20 to 30 more than 30
BRAZILMicroregions
Percent Protestant in eachmicroregion according tothe 1991 CensusSource: IBGE 1991 census
Graphic analysis - SEPAL - 1999<larrystephkraft@xc.org>
While 30% of the inhabitants in some sections of the countryidentify themselves as Protestants, most of the Northeast regionis less than 10% Protestant.
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illiteracyincome < 1 min. wage
running watergarbage collection
electricityProtestants
Brazil w/o the NortheastThe Northeast
The Northeast of Brazil(sociological/religious comparison)
Sources: Veja Magazine 3/27/96, pp. 36-37 & Sepal Research Department 1998
The needs of the Northeast are not only spiritual,but social and economic as well.
% Protestant less than 2 2 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 more than 15
BRAZILMesoregions
Source: IBGE 1991 censusGraphic Analysis Sepal-1999<larrystephkraft@xc.org>
Percent Protestantin each mesoregionaccording to the1991 Census
Please pray especially for the draught stricken interiorof the Northeast called the Sertão.
w/o churches (36157 )
with churches (4830 )
BRAZIL – North Regionaprox. 40.000 communities
Source: Brasil 2010 Research in North Region & IBGEAnalysis & Graph: Sepal / Brasil 2010 – 07/99 <larrystephkraft@xc.org>
The North (Amazon) Region presents the greatest geographicalchallenge, with over 36,000 remote river villages still without churches.
Half of Brazil’sIndian tribesalso remainunreached.
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121
No Protestant MissionaryPresence
No Protestant MissionaryPresence
Tribes with a church andautochthonous leadership
Tribes with a church andautochthonous leadership
Work inprogress
Work inprogress
The 258 Brazilian Indian Tribesand the Advance of the Gospel
TR-503Source: AMTB (indigenous Database) Sepal (Tel: 11-5523-2544) Feb//2002
16Situationunknown
Situationunknown
Cáceres2100 pessoas/igreja
Rondonópolis2500 pessoas/igreja
Cuiabá1300 pessoas/igreja
BRAZIL
Borborema, PB2400 people/church
Mata Paraibana 2300 people/church
Matinhas6000people/church
Uruaçu1700people/church
Anápolis1100people/church
São Paulo2900 people/church
Londrina1200 people/church
How many people arethere for each churchto evangelize?
Rio de J aneiro2000 people/church
Northeast Region15,000 rural communitieswithout churches
Amazon Region35,000 river communitieswithout igrejas
Sepal -1998 <larrystephkraft@xc.org>
Case studies from throughout Brazil demonstrate the need for at least125,000 new churches to be planted in the first decade of the 21st Century.