Getting a bit famous!

Monday, April 21st 2008
Wedding at Póvoa do Varzim, which was celebrated by Pastor Jonas. The Emanuel Congregation's Youth played and sang during the cerimony.

(click in the photos to enlarge)

Emanuel Congregation - 16th Anniversary Service

Sunday, March 30th 2008
Especial service to celebrate Emanuel Congregation's 16th Anniversary, with Youth and children's special participation.

Easter Sunday Service, Emanuel Congregation

Easter Sunday, March 23rd 2008
Easter special service at Emanuel Congregation and celebration of the Pastor's birthday

Christmas, Emanuel Congregation

Saturday, December 22nd 2007
Christmas program, Emanuel Congregation (Maia - Porto)

Confirmation, Emanuel Congregation

Sunday, November 11th 2007
Confirmation of Cláudia Teixeira, from Emanuel Congregation (Maia - Porto)

Reformation Service, Emanuel Congregation

Sunday, October 28th 2007
Reformation special service, Emanuel Congregation (Maia - Porto)

We received special visitors, Pastor Lienhard Krüger and his wife, Mrs Angelica, from Germany. Pastor Krüger was invited to preach, and his sermon was translated by Pastor Hiller, from Ponte de Lima mission.

Pic-nic with Congregation

Sunday, September 9th 2007
Pic-nic with members of Emanuel Congregation, in Maia - Porto

First Communion (Emanuel Congregation)

Sunday, July 7th 2007
First Communion of Beatriz Lima and Breno Landmeier, from Emanuel Congregation, in Maia - Porto.

They're here!

It's true they have arrived.

They look tired but happy after nearly two days travelling to cross the Athlantic.



We hope that after a few hours sleeping they will be ready to join a weekly festival of the local university students and their yearly parade in Oporto, which usually is paralizing the city for a couple of hours.

The day after tomorrow there will be a surprise for them involving some community service to bring every happier. Paintings are expected therefore that will be an easy goal to accomplish.


In the end will they still be wanting to go back to the States or shall they prefer to stay living with us?


More news to follow in the next chapter...

Easter Sunday Service

Easter Sunday, April 8th 2007


The children singing: Breno, Thainá, Júlia and Leopoldo.


Our Congregation.

The youth has also sung; we will post the photos as soon as possible.

Iberic Conference - Sunday

Sunday, 25th March 2007

The participants: pastors Adalberto Hiller, Jonas Flor, Walter Ralli, Gustavo Lavia and Professor Marcos Kempff.

Pastor Walter Ralli preaching

The youth singing: Jenifer, Artur, Silas, Rebeca and Jonathan.

Professor Marcos Kempff's Lecture

Iberic Conference, March 2007

22nd to 25th March 2007

The 1st Iberic Conference, taken part in Porto, has counted with the presence of pastors from IELP, Revd. Jonas Flor and Revd. Adalberto Hiller, pastors from IELE, Revd. Walter Ralli and Revd. Gustavo Lavia, and the missionary Brent Smith, the LCMS World Mission Regional Director for Eurasia. Our invited conferencist was Professor Marcos Kempff, from Panama.

We aimed to think over mission work and Christian family life. Our conferencist, Professor Kempff, made some lectures not only for the pastors but also for their families.

In the last day, Revd. Ralli preached in the Sunday Service in the morning, and Professor Kempff made another lecture about family life to the whole Congregation after we all have had lunch.

We were all much more strenghtened, encouraged to go on with our mission: to spread the Gospel and to live a righteous life in Christ.

Baptism and Profession of Faith

Sunday, 11th March 2007

Baptism of Thainá and Guilherme.


Profession of Faith of João, Albino, Adriana and Terezinha.


The youth group: Nalu, Tuilly, Rebeca, Artur, Tó and Silas. (Jonathan playing the guitar)