Presbyterian Church of Grace (Brazil)

The Presbyterian Church of Grace (in Portuguese Igreja Presbiteriana da Graça ) is a Pentecostal denomination , founded on October 8, 1995, in Mogi das Cruzes , São Paulo by a group of dissident members of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil, who adhered to the Pentecostal doctrine of Baptism with the Holy Spirit as the second blessing, after conversion. Despite having Presbyterian in its name, the denomination has not kept Presbyterian doctrines nor its form of government. Episcopalism has been judged as the most appropriate form of government for the denomination. The church has adopted the so-called Vision of the Five Ministries which includes among other elements the ordination of contemporary apostles. This doctrine is completely rejected by traditional Presbyterian denominations and generally adopted by neopentecostal denominations The Presbyterian Church of Grace has congregations spread throughout Brazil and also in Nepal.