Igreja Unida

Igreja Unida is a Pentecostal evangelical church based in São Paulo, Brazil. The church was founded on July 12, 1963, by Pastor Luiz Schiliro. Its identity is rooted in evangelical Pentecostal Christianity and in a mission understood through the Bible. Members practice baptism by immersion in the name of the Divine Trinity, reflecting the church’s Trinitarian theological position and its emphasis on a visible profession of faith. The organization emerged through the union of three existing religious bodies: Igreja Cristã Pentecostal Evangelização e Cura Divina “Maravilhas de Jesus,” Igreja Evangélica do Povo, and Igreja Cristã Evangélica Unida. At its formation, it used the name Igreja Evangélica Pentecostal Unida. The name was later changed to Igreja Unida because of legal requirements. This consolidation gave the movement a unified institutional identity while preserving its Pentecostal orientation. Igreja Unida is governed through the Convenção Unida Brasileira, its convention structure headquartered in São Paulo. Its administration operates under statutory rules and includes a Board of Directors, councils, and specialized departments. The church’s organizational model therefore combines congregational religious activity with a formal administrative framework. Pastor Leonardo Meyer is identified as the organization’s president. The available reference material presents Igreja Unida primarily as a religious institution rather than a commercial consumer brand. Its principal offerings are worship, preaching, Bible-based teaching, baptism, pastoral ministry, and related church activities. Public information about its congregation size, geographic branch network, finances, international operations, digital services, and current program portfolio is limited. Accordingly, this entry describes the institution’s documented origin, doctrine, name history, and governance without estimating membership, revenue, or market reach.

Igreja Unida was established in São Paulo, Brazil, on July 12, 1963, under the leadership of Pastor Luiz Schiliro. Its creation followed the merger of three Pentecostal or evangelical organizations: Igreja Cristã Pentecostal Evangelização e Cura Divina “Maravilhas de Jesus,” Igreja Evangélica do Povo, and Igreja Cristã Evangélica Unida. The merger brought these bodies into a common institutional structure and initially produced the name Igreja Evangélica Pentecostal Unida. The organization subsequently adopted the shorter name Igreja Unida because of legal requirements. The change established the name by which the church is known while retaining its Pentecostal evangelical character. The church’s stated faith mission is based on the Bible, and its members practice baptism by immersion in the name of the Divine Trinity. These practices place the institution within the Trinitarian Pentecostal tradition. Administratively, Igreja Unida is organized under the Convenção Unida Brasileira, a convention headquartered in São Paulo. Its governance framework is based on statutory rules and includes a Board of Directors, councils, and departments. This arrangement provides formal oversight for the church’s institutional and ministerial activities. Pastor Leonardo Meyer is identified as president in the available reference material. The documented history of Igreja Unida is principally an institutional and denominational history. Available sources do not provide detailed information about later expansions, the number of congregations or members, international missions, financial operations, or major changes in doctrine. The church is therefore best characterized from the available evidence as a São Paulo-based Brazilian Pentecostal evangelical organization whose identity was formed through the 1963 merger and subsequent legal renaming.

• 1963

  Foundation through merger

  [1]Igreja Unidaen.wikipedia.org

  On July 12, 1963, Pastor Luiz Schiliro founded the organization in São Paulo through the merger of three evangelical and Pentecostal churches.

• Adoption of the Igreja Unida name

  [1]Igreja Unidaen.wikipedia.org

  The organization changed its initial name, Igreja Evangélica Pentecostal Unida, to Igreja Unida in response to legal requirements.

A Brazilian Pentecostal evangelical church focused on Bible-based faith, Trinitarian baptism, congregational worship, and structured denominational governance.

• Religious services · 1963

  Pentecostal worship and congregational ministry

  Igreja Unida’s core activity is the provision of Pentecostal evangelical church life, including worship, preaching, Bible-based teaching, pastoral care, and congregational activities. The available sources do not specify a standardized service schedule or a detailed program structure.

• Religious rite

  Immersion baptism

  Members practice baptism by immersion in the name of the Divine Trinity. The rite is a documented expression of the church’s Trinitarian evangelical and Pentecostal faith.

• Change from Igreja Evangélica Pentecostal Unida to Igreja UnidaStrategy

  Background

  The church was initially established under the name Igreja Evangélica Pentecostal Unida after the merger of three predecessor organizations.

  Action taken

  It adopted the name Igreja Unida in response to legal requirements.

  Aftermath

  The shorter name became the organization’s established public identity. The available source does not describe further operational consequences.

  Source

1. 1Igreja Unidaen.wikipedia.org