Conference

On the 15th of November, 2017, a national holiday, the assembly in Pirassununga held it's annual conference. The 32 believers catered for around 230 people, mostly from our own region. We rented a large space for this meeting.

Two brethren spoke: Terry Blackman, from Wales, and Maurício de Souza, from the neighbouring town of Sta Cruz da Conceição. We had a two hour session in the afternoon, followed by a break where sandwiches were served, then another two hours in the evening.

The Gospel was also preached, as we had quite a few unbelievers present.

Below is a photo taken a few minutes before we began.

Beginnings

in the late 1960's, Ronnie Watterson and his wife Mary Janeta moved to Descalvado, in the state of São Paulo (Brazil). At that time, there were no assemblies in this region.

From 1969 to 1979 they had the company of Harry and Jean Reid, from Bangor (who later moved on to the North of Brazil). The assembly in Descalvado started soon after, with nine believers in fellowship. They initially met in a wooden hall in our backyard, but at the start of 1970 they moved to a brand new brick hall that Dad and uncle Harry built (although they had no previous knowledge of bricklaying, the hall is still in use to this day).

Four years later an assembly was established in Pirassununga, 25 miles due south from Descalvado, and two years later, on the 12th September 1976, the believers in Ibaté, 37 miles west from Descalvado, began breaking bread.

Today, there are nine assemblies in this region: Ibaté, Descalvado, Porto Ferreira, Sta Cruz das Palmeiras, Casa Branca, Aguaí, Pirassununga, Sta Cruz da Conceição and Leme. God has been gracious to us.

As time permits, I hope to include here many more details regarding the beginning of the work here.