Methodist Church in Brazil Head of Council of Bishops: BISHOP ADONIAS PEREIRA DO LAGO Conference Office Avenida Piassanguaba 3031 Bairro Planalto Paulista 04060-004 São Paulo Brazil Tel: 00 55 11 6813 8600 Email:sede.nacional@metodista.org.br
Street Child World Cup in Brazil
As part of our support of theStreet Child World Cup, the Methodist Church in Brazil was encouraged to develop their ministry through sport with young people with the support of a World Church Grant for Mission and Ministry.
The main initiative was the John Wesley Cup, which is a football tournament involving Methodist Young People from all over Brazil. The event took place on the 4-5 April 2014 at the Methodist Church in Vila Isabel in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The young people were challenged to take a prophetic stand to change the reality for children living on the streets and implement sports projects combining evangelism and social action.
The main pastor of Methodist Church in Vila Isabel, Edson Sardinha, who closely followed all the activities, said: "It's so important that the youth of the church use sports as a tool to reach lives. We praise God for the opportunity to participate in this project".