Brazilian Evangelical Christian Alliance
The Brazilian Evangelical Christian Alliance is a national evangelical alliance, member of the World Evangelical Alliance. It regroup Evangelical Christian denominations, organizations, educational institutions and local churches in Brazil. The headquarters is in Campinas, Brazil. Its President is Silas Tostes.

History

Initiative and precedents 

In Brazil already existed two organizations that sought to unite the Evangelical denominations in favor of a common cause, the Brazilian Evangelical Conference (CEB), which existed until 1964, and the Brazilian Evangelical Associations (AEVB), founded in 1991.  and actively 

Since 2009 a group of Brazilian evangelical leaders from various denominations began to meet and seek to create an organization that would bring together the different Brazilian Protestant denominations. After several meetings of tapping, the Charter of Principles and Guidelines was established and a working group, which initiated the Alliance later.

Foundation 

The Brazilian Evangelical Christian Alliance was founded on November 30, 2010 in the Methodist Cathedral of São Paulo, and featured the participation of several leaders of several Brazilian Protestant denominations.

Statements 

The Alliance has positioned itself against the "staff voting" that is the hallmark of candidates for religious leaders. The organizations requested that such attitudes are reported. In addition the organization condemns racism and corruption.

Controversy 

The Alliance has been criticized by evangelical leaders after supporting the Brazilian government. Second part of the evangelical leadership, the Alliance is getting involved in political matters that you would not be relevant or government ideology incompatible with the Protestant faith, especially the involvement of the Alliance leaders with Theology of Integral Mission, which is a Protestant version of Liberation Theology in Catholicism. This fact was disclosed as the triggering event of output Alliance of Christian Churches New Life of the organization. Bishop Walter McAlister (church leader) recanted and said that this was not the main reason that led to the exit of the Alliance Church.

Affiliate

Denominations 

 Lutheranism
 Evangelical Lutheran Confession Saint John in Pelotas
 Anglicanism
 Church of England - Diocese of Recife
 Congregational Churches
 Alliance of Evangelical Churches Congregational in Brazil
 Union of Congregational Churches in Brazil
 Baptist Churches
 National Baptist Convention, Brazil
 Convention of Baptist Churches Independent, Brazil
 Methodism
 Methodist Church
 Holiness Movement
 Evangelical Holiness Church of Brazil
 Pentecostalism
 Church of God in Brazil
 Assembly of God Church Independent

In all 56 churches are part of the Alliance, several Presbyterian churches and Baptists are part of the organization independently without the denomination is a member.

Organizations 

 InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
 Basel Association
 Association Jews for Jesus
 Council of Evangelical Pastors and Leaders Indigenous / CONPLEI
 Publisher Ultimatum
 Bethel Bible Institute Brasileiro
 Open Doors
 Movement great meeting
 World Vision

Altogether 61 institutions are part of the Alliance.

People 

About 81 people are individual members of the organization.

Invitations 

The Brazilian Baptist Convention was officially invited to join the Alliance at a meeting which took place on 14 and 15 April 2015.

The Presbyterian Church of Brazil received in his Supreme Council 2015 an application to join the Alliance, but postponed the decision on entry into the Alliance for the Annual Meeting to be held in 2018.

Former members 

The Alliance of Christian Churches New Life, although founder, withdrew from the Alliance in 2011.