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The Brazilian Protestant church has more than tripled in size over the past 30 years.

The Brazilian Protestant church has more than tripled in size over the past 30 years. However, this growth has not been uniform throughout all regions of the country. Brazil. Percent Protestant by Geographical Region 1980 -- 2002.

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The Brazilian Protestant church has more than tripled in size over the past 30 years.

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  1. The Brazilian Protestant church has more thantripled in size over the past 30 years.

  2. However, this growth has not been uniformthroughout all regions of the country.

  3. Brazil Percent Protestant by Geographical Region1980 -- 2002 Sepal Research 2002 <pesquisas@sepal.org.br> Source: IBGE – Demographic Census We currently estimate that approximately 17 % of thepopulation of Brazil identifies itself as Protestant.

  4. Due to historic nominalism, the Southern region of Brazildemonstrates the slowest church growth.

  5. Brazil Protestant Growth Rate by Region1980 -- 2000 Sepal Research 2002 <pesquisas@sepal.org.br> Source: IBGE – Demographic 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.

  6. The Northeast is clearly Brazil’s neediest region.

  7. While 30% of the inhabitants in some sections of the countryidentify themselves as Protestants, most of the Northeast regionis less than 10% Protestant.

  8. The needs of the Northeast are not only spiritual,but social and economic as well.

  9. Please pray especially for the draught stricken interiorof the Northeast called the Sertão.

  10. The North (Amazon) Region presents the greatest geographicalchallenge, with over 36,000 remote river villages still without churches.

  11. The 258 Brazilian Indian Tribesand the Advance of the Gospel Tribes with a church andautochthonous leadership 8 No Protestant MissionaryPresence 113 121 Work inprogress Situationunknown 16 Source: AMTB (indigenous Database) Sepal (Tel: 11-5523-2544) Feb//2002 TR-503 Half of Brazil’sIndian tribesalso remainunreached.

  12. 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.

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