Como tudo começou
Autor: Igreja Batista de Jardim América | Publicado: 2011-08-11T07:42:00-07:00


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Após&nbsp;cinco&nbsp;anos&nbsp;de&nbsp;congregação,&nbsp;aconteceu&nbsp;o&nbsp;Culto&nbsp;Solene&nbsp;de&nbsp;Organização&nbsp;da
&nbsp;Igreja&nbsp;Batista&nbsp;de&nbsp;Jardim&nbsp;América.&nbsp;A&nbsp;nossa&nbsp;igreja&nbsp;foi organizada&nbsp;pela&nbsp;Primeira&nbsp;Igreja&nbsp;Batista&nbsp;de&nbsp;Itaguaí&nbsp;em&nbsp;21&nbsp;de&nbsp;março&nbsp;de&nbsp;1998,&nbsp;com&nbsp;73&nbsp;membros,&nbsp;
em&nbsp;um&nbsp;antigo&nbsp;galpão&nbsp;de&nbsp;gelo&nbsp;alugado&nbsp;à rua&nbsp;Uruguai,&nbsp;11&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jardim&nbsp;América.
&nbsp;Depois&nbsp;de&nbsp;realizar&nbsp;por&nbsp;vários&nbsp;anos&nbsp;cultos&nbsp;na&nbsp;casa&nbsp;da&nbsp;Ir.&nbsp;Jemima&nbsp;da&nbsp;Silva&nbsp;Oliveira&nbsp;e&nbsp;na&nbsp;casa
da&nbsp;Ir.&nbsp;Sebastiana&nbsp;Maria&nbsp;de&nbsp;Andrade,&nbsp;a&nbsp;Primeira&nbsp;Igreja&nbsp;Batista&nbsp;de&nbsp;Itaguaí&nbsp;oficializou&nbsp;na&nbsp;sessão
de&nbsp;11/02/1979,&nbsp;a&nbsp;abertura&nbsp;do&nbsp;ponto&nbsp;de&nbsp;progação&nbsp;na&nbsp;casa&nbsp;do&nbsp;casal&nbsp;Ir.&nbsp;Geraldo&nbsp;Mendes&nbsp;da
Silva&nbsp;e&nbsp;Ir.&nbsp;Guiomar&nbsp;Mendes&nbsp;da&nbsp;Silva,&nbsp;para&nbsp;funcionar&nbsp;somente&nbsp;às&nbsp;últimas&nbsp;segundas-feiras&nbsp;de
cada&nbsp;mês.
&nbsp;Este&nbsp;trabalho&nbsp;foi&nbsp;crescendo&nbsp;e&nbsp;mais&nbsp;tarde&nbsp;os&nbsp;cultos&nbsp;passaram&nbsp;a ser&nbsp;realizados&nbsp;todas&nbsp;as&nbsp;segundas-feiras,&nbsp;o&nbsp;que&nbsp;veio&nbsp;ocorrendo até&nbsp;o&nbsp;dia&nbsp;em&nbsp;que&nbsp;a&nbsp;Ir.&nbsp;Guiomar&nbsp;veio&nbsp;a&nbsp;falecer.Durante&nbsp;este período,&nbsp;se&nbsp;reuniam&nbsp;ás&nbsp;vezes&nbsp;cerca&nbsp;de&nbsp;100&nbsp;pessoas&nbsp;no&nbsp;ponto&nbsp;de pregação,&nbsp;e&nbsp;muitas&nbsp;almas&nbsp;aceitaram&nbsp;a&nbsp;Jesus&nbsp;Cristo&nbsp;como Salvador,&nbsp;tendo&nbsp;por&nbsp;isso&nbsp;nascido&nbsp;nos&nbsp;corações&nbsp;dos&nbsp;irmãos&nbsp;que ali&nbsp;congregavam,&nbsp;o&nbsp;desejo&nbsp;de&nbsp;formar&nbsp;uma&nbsp;nova&nbsp;igreja.
&nbsp;Em&nbsp;27/12/1992,&nbsp;foi&nbsp;então&nbsp;organizada&nbsp;a&nbsp;Congregação&nbsp;de&nbsp;Jardim América,&nbsp;sendo&nbsp;o&nbsp;Ir.&nbsp;Valdir&nbsp;Rodrigues&nbsp;dos&nbsp;Santos,&nbsp;hoje&nbsp;Pastor&nbsp;da&nbsp;PIB em&nbsp;Brisamar,&nbsp;seu&nbsp;primeiro&nbsp;diretor&nbsp;até&nbsp;dezembro&nbsp;de&nbsp;1993;&nbsp;a&nbsp;Ir.&nbsp;Neuza
Gonçalves&nbsp;Pereira,&nbsp;hoje&nbsp;Vice-Presidente&nbsp;da&nbsp;Igreja,&nbsp;até&nbsp;maio&nbsp;de&nbsp;1996&nbsp;e
o&nbsp;Ir.&nbsp;Paulo&nbsp;Marks&nbsp;Cozendey&nbsp;Siqueira,&nbsp;hoje&nbsp;Pastor&nbsp;da&nbsp;Igreja.&nbsp;
&nbsp;Antes&nbsp;de&nbsp;ser&nbsp;organizada&nbsp;a&nbsp;Igreja,&nbsp;a&nbsp;congregação&nbsp;recebeu&nbsp;da&nbsp;Junta&nbsp;de
Richmond&nbsp;através&nbsp;da&nbsp;Junta&nbsp;de&nbsp;Evangelismo&nbsp;da&nbsp;CBF,&nbsp;uma&nbsp;oferta&nbsp;no
valor&nbsp;de&nbsp;CR$&nbsp;50.000,00&nbsp;(cinquenta&nbsp;mil&nbsp;cruzeiros)&nbsp;para&nbsp;ajudar&nbsp;na
compra&nbsp;de&nbsp;um&nbsp;terreno&nbsp;estratégico,&nbsp;que&nbsp;foram&nbsp;inicialmente&nbsp;aplicados
um&nbsp;Caderneta&nbsp;de&nbsp;Poupança,&nbsp;tendo&nbsp;sido&nbsp;mais&nbsp;tarde,&nbsp;de&nbsp;grande&nbsp;ajuda
para&nbsp;compra&nbsp;de&nbsp;um&nbsp;terreno&nbsp;na&nbsp;Rua&nbsp;Uruguai,&nbsp;que&nbsp;mais&nbsp;tarde&nbsp;foi
vendido&nbsp;para&nbsp;ajudar&nbsp;na&nbsp;aquisição&nbsp;dos&nbsp;lotes&nbsp;6&nbsp;e&nbsp;7&nbsp;da&nbsp;quadra&nbsp;12,&nbsp;na
Rua&nbsp;Brasil&nbsp;Sul,&nbsp;no&nbsp;mesmo&nbsp;bairro.&nbsp;Um&nbsp;ano&nbsp;depois&nbsp;foi&nbsp;adiquirido
também&nbsp;o&nbsp;lote&nbsp;8&nbsp;na&nbsp;mesma&nbsp;quadra.
&nbsp;Em&nbsp;Agosto&nbsp;de&nbsp;2000&nbsp;iniciavam&nbsp;as&nbsp;arecadações&nbsp;para&nbsp;a&nbsp;contrução&nbsp;do&nbsp;novo&nbsp;templo.&nbsp;
O&nbsp;Sonho&nbsp;agora&nbsp;era&nbsp;possível.&nbsp;E&nbsp;as&nbsp;batalhas&nbsp;recomeça-
vam.&nbsp;Até&nbsp;que&nbsp;em&nbsp;14&nbsp;de&nbsp;abril&nbsp;de&nbsp;2002&nbsp;inaugurou-se&nbsp;o&nbsp;batistério&nbsp;do&nbsp;novo&nbsp;templo.
&nbsp;Em&nbsp;Abril&nbsp;de&nbsp;2003,&nbsp;finalmente&nbsp;concretizamos&nbsp;o&nbsp;nosso&nbsp;sonho,&nbsp;era&nbsp;inaugurado&nbsp;o&nbsp;Templo&nbsp;da&nbsp;
Igreja&nbsp;Batista&nbsp;de&nbsp;Jardim&nbsp;América.&nbsp;E&nbsp;olha&nbsp;como
estamos&nbsp;hoje...&nbsp;Quem&nbsp;diria.&nbsp;O&nbsp;que&nbsp;começou&nbsp;com&nbsp;73&nbsp;membros,&nbsp;se&nbsp;tornou&nbsp;uma&nbsp;família&nbsp;
com&nbsp;314&nbsp;irmãos...
&nbsp;...&nbsp;Que&nbsp;continuarão&nbsp;lutando&nbsp;pela&nbsp;salvação&nbsp;desta&nbsp;cidade.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;