Abstract
This chapter considers how the reverse mission phenomenon contributes to the shape of Pentecostalism in North America. Now found throughout North America, Brazilian migrant pentecostal churches shelter ethnic identity while providing an outreach platform among the Portuguese-speaking population. Although Christian Congregation growth in Brazil has plateaued in recent decades, the movement is expanding among the US Brazilian (Brazuca) diaspora and other countries abroad. Through its reviviscence among expanding networks in Brazil, the Christian Assembly is reestablishing ties with affiliates in the United States and Spain. In addition to expansion into Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa, the Brazilian Assemblies of God forged a formidable presence among Brazilian migrants in North America, Western Europe, and Japan.
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