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![](images/groups_photos/BispoMacedo.jpg) Edir Macedo
Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
![](images/g_officialname.gif) Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
![](images/g_altname.gif) Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus, IURD, Iglesia Universal, Cenacle of the Holy Spirit, Cenacle of Faith, Pare de Sufrir, Oración Fuerte al Espíritu Santo, ArcaUniversal, Universal Ark
![](images/g_foundersname.gif) Edir Macedo Bezerra (1945-)
![](images/g_currentleaders.gif) Edir Macedo Bezerra (1945-)
![](images/g_foundingplace.gif) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1977)
![](images/g_headquarters.gif) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
![](images/g_organization.gif) TV Record (with outlets in Latin America, Africa, and Asia)
![](images/g_broadcasts.gif) Ark TV
![](images/g_controversies.gif) The group is known for its high-pressure tactics in proselytizing, emphasis on deliverance of the demon-possessed, and fundraising, as well as its aggressive work in broadcasting and politics. Also controversial are its syncretistic use of elements drawn from Roman Catholicism and Umbanda spiritism.
![](images/g_commentary.gif) CFAR Brazil director Paulo Romeiro, a longtime observer, says that he no longer considers the Igreja Universal an evangelical denomination; instead, it is a "pseudo-Pentecostal" church focused primarily on raising money. A major splinter group, the Igreja Mundial do Poder de Deus, is growing rapidly.
![](images/g_countries.gif) Angola, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
![](images/g_languages.gif) include English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
![](images/g_resources.gif) www.defensadelafe.org/assets/AU/AU-205.pdf
www.defensadelafe.org/assets/AU/AU-206.pdf
www.sectas.org/IndiceArticulos/Paredesufrir_1.htm
www.sectas.org/Articulos/oracion
www.sectas.org/notas/paredesufrir.asp
![](images/g_news.gif) www.forbes.com/sites/andersonantunes/2014/07/30/god-has-a-new-home-a-300-million-mega-temple-in-sao-paulo/
www.forbes.com/sites/andersonantunes/2013/01/17/the-richest-pastors-in-brazil
www.mg.co.za/article/2006-09-08-pay-the-lord
www.glennagordon.com/writing/2007-05-24-godcar.html
![](images/g_sites.gif) www.universal.org
www.stopsuffering.org
www.arcauniversal.com
www.uckg.org.za
www.eucreioemmilagres.com.br
![](images/g_sources.gif) https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Universal_Church_of_the_Kingdom_of_G.html?id=pwJeAwAAQBAJ
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