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Igreja Luterana de Portugal Lutheran Church of Portugal

Igreja Luterana de Portugal Lutheran Church of Portugal. Finally the Reformation in Portugal!. Igreja Luterana de P ortugal Lutheran Church of Portugal. Brief History of Portugal and the Field. 1143 – Independence of Portugal 1536 – Inquisition in Portugal

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Igreja Luterana de Portugal Lutheran Church of Portugal

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  1. Igreja Luterana de PortugalLutheranChurchof Portugal Finally the Reformation in Portugal!

  2. Igreja Luterana de PortugalLutheranChurchof Portugal

  3. Brief History of Portugal and the Field • 1143 – Independence of Portugal • 1536 – Inquisition in Portugal • 1563 – The decisions of the Council of Trent are incorporated in the Portuguese law – Lutherans persecuted • 1640 – Portugal is dedicated to Mary • 1820 – Liberal Revolution – End of Inquisition • 1917 – “Apparitions” of Fátima” • 1926 – 1974 – Salazar dictatorship - “Fátima” is recognized by the Catholic Church • 1986 – Portugal in European Union • During the 90’s – Contacts with WELS • 1998 – Foundation of the LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PORTUGAL (LCP) • 2001 – Law of Religious Freedom • 2004 – LCP in fellowship with WELS

  4. Igreja Luterana de PortugalLutheranChurchof Portugal Formal Constitution: 1998 Origin: Portuguese origin, after a splitfrom a Missouri SynodBrasilianMission in Portugal 2 nationalPortuguese pastors

  5. Congregations in PortugalPorto andLisbon

  6. WELS contacts: LarrySchlomer; Richard Starr e HaroldHessmann, John Buchholz; John Vogt (1993-2004)

  7. LisbonCongregation • Rev. António Canoa

  8. LisbonCongregationWorshipeverySaturdayafternoon

  9. Porto CongregationWorshipeverySundayafternoon • Rev. Artur Villares

  10. Porto Chapel

  11. Recentevents • 2012 – CELC Europe meeting

  12. Professor Kenneth Cherneyvisits PortugalLiaisonwith WELS

  13. Trip to Wittenberg 2013

  14. New members in Porto

  15. New membersandnew …organ

  16. Andthesonoftheneworganist

  17. Two candidates for ministry Marcelo Pedro

  18. Ministry plan for Portugal - Finally the Reformation in Portugal! • Pastoral Assistance to Porto andLisbon, andaroundthecountry. • Preparationfor theministryofthecurrent candidate; Nowwehave 2 potential candidates: Pedro, throughtheologicalstudies, andMarcelo, throughcolloquy. • Preparationoftwoneworganists. • Martin LutherInstituteisbeingorganized to supporttheformationofour candidates, but, atthesame time, to cooperate in theformationofothers Portuguese speakingpeople. Coursesoftheologyandof Christian Iconography, whichexplaintheTheologytrough Christian Art, are beingprepared. • Systematictranslationofbooks / publications in Portuguese / Multi-LanguagePublications, for any Portuguese missionaryworkin theworld; • Strengtheningofevangelism in Portugal: radio, internet, etc. Twonew web sites are beingprepared. • Active collaboration in Portuguese speakingmissioninitiatives. Portugal, Brasil, África. • Possibleapproachofthepossibilityof a Lutheranmission in Spain! • Preparationof a newbookaboutLuther – Jubilee 2017

  19. Obrigado! Thankyou! Gracias!

  20. LutheranChurchof Portugal Contacts: Rev. Artur Villares email: artur.villares@gmail.com igrejaluterana.pt@gmail.com http://www.igreja-luterana.com igreja-luterana.blogspot.com http://www.facebook.com/IgrejaLuteranaDePortugal Phone: 00351 966 857 920

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