Three Churches in João Pessoa

LUNA CHURCH OF CHRIST

We started meeting publicly in the church building again in July, but we continue to transmit the meeting online. We have half the church in person and half online. Even when the pandemic passes, we will continue online because several people from other cities who have moved away from João Pessoa are now able to participate.

MANGABEIRA CHURCH OF CHRIST

This congregation has gone completely online until the pandemic passes. It didn’t make sense to pay rent on a building that wouldn’t be used for months.

INDUSTRIAS CHURCH OF CHRIST

The Industrias church of Christ, taking a different approach to the crisis, didn’t miss a single meeting in person. It meets in a neighborhood on the outskirts of town, easily unnoticed by officials shutting down church gatherings. When the pandemic started, they met and decided to continue without fear, and if anybody got sick, the church family would take care of them, if the police came to disband them, they would meet in someone’s house. Following God without fear has paid off: no one got sick, and the church has grown. The world locking down can be an opportunity for God’s people to open up!

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McKinney Report

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