Pentecostal Presbyterian Church
{{Short description|Brazilian church}}
{{Orphan|date=February 2024}}
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|founded_date = 1974
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|separated_from = Presbyterian Church of Brazil
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The Pentecostal Presbyterian Church (in Portuguese Igreja Presbiteriana Pentecostal or IPP) is a denomination of orientation Pentecostal, founded on November 18, 1974, in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro from a group of dissident members of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil, who adhered to the Pentecostal doctrine of Baptism with the Holy Spirit as a second blessing, after conversion.
The denomination stands out for its political participation. In 2020, one of its pastors, Irlan Melo, was elected Alderman, in the Municipality of Belo Horizonte.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0JT5DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22igreja+presbiteriana+pentecostal%22&pg=PT100 |title =Municipal elections: new waves in politics|author=Antonio Lavareda and Helcimara Telles|publisher=FGV Editora|date=2020|isbn=978-65-5652-024-7|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/politica/2020/11/16/interna_politica,1205494/vereadores-de-bh-conheca-each-one-elected-for-the-municipal-chamber.shtml|title=Alderman Irlan Melo: pastor of the Pentecostal Presbyterian Church| author=Ana Mendonça |date=November 16, 2020|publisher=State of Minas|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.portaldotrono.com/vereadora-apresenta-projeto-de-lei-que-blinda-igrejas-de-banheiro-neutro/|title=Alderman presents a bill that shields churches with a neutral bathroom |author=Thalis Silva|date=August 1, 2022|publisher=Portal do Trono|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itatiaia.com.br/noticia/dia-municipal-da-biblia-em-bh-projeto-recebe-parer-favoravel-e-comeca-a-tramitar-na-camara|title=Municipal Bible Day in BH : project receives a favorable opinion and begins processing in the Chamber|author=João Felipe Lolli|publisher=Itatiaia|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.esquerdadiario.com.br/Alexandre-Kalil-do-PSD-aprova-lei-que-institu-o-Dia-da-Biblia|title=Alexandre Kalil from PSD approves law establishing Bible Day|author =João Felipe Lolli|date=December 14, 2020 |publisher=International Network|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}
History
The denomination emerged on November 18, 1974, in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro from a group of members of Presbyterian Church of Brazil claimed to have been baptized by the Holy Spirit, seeking to form a church Pentecostal. As the headquarters church grew, several churches were founded in other locations.
In 1991, the denomination's first church was founded in Belo Horizonte, where the denomination experienced rapid growth.
Other churches were founded in Rio Grande do Norte and São Paulo in the 2000s.{{cite web|url=https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/bitstream/tede/4179/1/arquivototal.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1Zsf6EcN_bEDF8TIj3Wo1j19-dbMBWUA09MibN_ifZ6yqM0Gd4-VMj5yM|title=Pontiguar Religiosity: Pentecostal Presbyterian Church|pages=114–119|author=Almir Batista da Silva da Silva|date=2011|location=João Pessoa|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://1library.org/document/yro4gvvy-dissertacao-batista-religiosidade-potiguara-tradicao-ressignificacao-francisco-traicao.html?fbclid=IwAR1MkX0ARQJGuSqsy0f7KzrvyIEXQvsd4PFVBECCSyEYkVFgT9hgh1qV81g| title=Master's Degree:Dissertation Pontiguar Religiosity:Pentecostal Presbyterian Church|pages=114–119|author=Almir Batista da Silva|publisher=Federal University of Paraíba|date=2011|location=João Pessoa|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q-j0DwAAQBAJ&q=%22igreja+presbiteriana+pentecostal%22&pg=PA112| title=Constitution Of Presbyteries Linked To Pentecostal Methodistical In The Brazilian Sertão|author=Sandro José Gomes|date=2010|isbn=978-85-63970-00-8|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.clickpb.com.br/Polical/pastor-da-igreja-presbiteriana-pentecostal-do-bessa-e-encontrado-morto-174035.html|title=Pastor of the Pentecostal Presbyterian Church|date=June 19, 2014|publisher=Click PB|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}{{cite web|url= https://dspace.mackenzie.br/bitstream/handle/10899/25637/Francisco%20Morilha%20Junior.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|title=Queixadas e pelagos: participation of priests in the Cajamar strike|page=89| author=Francisco Morilha Junior|publisher=Mackenzie Presbyterian University |date=2015|location=São Paulo|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}
In the 2010s, the denomination spread to other countries, starting to plant churches in Spain.
Doctrine
The denomination adopts the system known as G12 and believes in the modern apostolate,{{cite web|url=https://presbiterianapentecostal.com.br/capacitacao-destino/|title=Doctrine of Pentecostal Presbyterian Church|accessdate=August 6, 2022}} which is completely rejected by traditional Presbyterian denominations{{cite web|url=http://dspace.est.edu.br:8080/jspui/bitstream/BR-SlFE/119/1/fontes_m_tm99.pdf|title=The IPB and its theology: Calvinist, Puritan and Fundamentalist|publisher=Superior School of Theology|location=São Leopoldo, RS|author=Marcello Fontes |date=2004|page=44|accessdate=May 21, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.executivaipb.com.br/Atas_CE_SC/CE/CE%202012/doc9_038.pdf|title=Document 038 of the Executive Committee of the IPB declares that G12 and cell churches are incompatible with the Christian faith|date=March 29, 2012|accessdate=May 21, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://docero.com.br/doc/nsvnvv0|title=B Newsletter of the Presbyterian Church of Natal condemns the G12|date=27 February 2020|accessdate=21 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://webebd.com/ipn/pluginfile.php/773/mod_resource/content/1/Pastoral%20ESPIRITO%20SANTO%20-%20IPB%201995.pdf|title=Pastoral Letter of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil on the Holy Spirit and the gift of tongues|date=1995| accessdate=May 21, 2021}} and generally adopted by neo-Pentecostal denominations.{{cite web|url=http://mevamarturnogueira.com.br/visao-do-reino/os-cinco-ministerios/|title=Mevam: Os Cinco Ministério|accessdate=4 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://igrejaapostolicatemploemadoracao.webnode.com.br/mensagens/novas%20esta%C3%A7%C3%B5es/|title=Apostolic Church Temple in Worship: The Five Ministry|accessdate=October 4, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lagoinha.com/ibl-vida-crista/os-cinco-ministerios/|title=Lagoinha Baptist Church: The Five Ministry |accessdate=October 4, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.montesiao.pro.br/estudos/lideranca/5ministerios.html|title=Monte Sião: Os Cinco Ministérios|accessdate=October 4, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ramc.org.br/ministracoes_13.asp|title=Apostolic Network of Christian Ministry: The Five Ministry|accessdate=4 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.executivaipb.com.br/Atas_CE_SC/CE/CE%202012/doc9_038.pdf|title=Presbyterian Church of Brazil prohibits organization of cell churches or G12|date=March 29, 2012|accessdate=October 16, 2020}}