Convencao Das Igrejas Batistas Independentes

What Convencao Das Igrejas Batistas Independentes does

Convenção das Igrejas Batistas Independentes (CIBI) is a non-profit religious denomination (Organização religiosa, com fins não-econômicos) organized in 1952 in Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, and now headquartered at Rua José Lins do Rêgo, 65, Parque Alto Taquaral, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Its institutional work traces back to 1912 with the arrival of Swedish missionaries from the Örebro Mission, and it serves as one of the two institutional pillars of the Independent Baptist tradition in Brazil — alongside UMBI (União dos Ministros Batistas Independentes), which handles ministerial credentialing. CIBI coordinates a network of affiliated member churches organized into Regional Conventions across multiple Brazilian states, providing theological education, publishing, missionary coordination, and ministry support.

CIBI operates a portfolio of wholly-owned operating units: Editora Batista Independente (EBI), which publishes the Jornal Luz nas Trevas newspaper (founded 1927) and Sunday school curricula; seven Seminários Teológicos Batista Independente (STBI) campuses across Brazil (Campinas-SP, São Caetano do Sul-SP, Guanambi-BA, Feira de Santana-BA, Cascavel-PR, Esteio-RS, Uberlândia-MG); the Secretaria de Missões (SM) coordinating domestic and international missionary work; MOBI (youth), CBKids/Cibi Kids (children), Junta Feminina (women), FEPAS (social assistance), JET (theological education), JEeP (education and publications), and DEPACOM (communications, formally established 2022). No proprietary technology platform is described; the organization runs on a website (cibi.org.br), social channels (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube), and a mobile application managed by DEPACOM.

The revenue model is contribution-based: resources come from affiliated churches via the Plano Cooperativo Denominacional (PCD) cooperative plan, mission offerings, and individual donations, with 50% of contributions retained at the Regional Convention level per Article 6 of the statute. As a religious non-profit, CIBI does not charge for its services and does not disclose financial figures. Distribution is church-to-member through affiliated churches, regional conventions, seminaries, EBI publishing, and the SM mission network.

Name

Convencao Das Igrejas Batistas Independentes

Legal name

Convenção das Igrejas Batistas Independentes

Website

https://cibi.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CIBI is the Brazilian national convention of Independent Baptist churches, coordinating a network of affiliated congregations across Brazil through publishing, seven theological seminaries, missionary coordination, and denominational ministries (youth, children, women, social assistance).

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Campinas

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Church Contributions and Donations: Resources for the convention's maintenance come from donations from affiliated churches, mission offerings, and other voluntary contributions. Per statute Art. 6, 50% of contributions stay in respective Regional Conventions. The Plano Cooperativo Denominacional (PCD) is a denominational cooperative plan through which churches contribute. The convention also receives contributions from individuals and legal entities for missionary projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CIBI is a non-profit Baptist religious denomination that coordinates a network of affiliated churches across Brazil through Regional Conventions. It provides theological education via seven regional seminaries, publishes Christian literature and educational materials through its publishing house, and coordinates national and international missionary work. Its primary outputs are ministry coordination, ministerial credentialing support (via UMBI), and the production of Christian educational content for member churches and individual believers.

Product overview

CIBI operates as a religious denomination with a distributed product portfolio centered on publishing, theological education, and missionary coordination. The core offerings include the Editora Batista Independente (EBI) publishing house producing the Jornal Luz nas Trevas (official newspaper since 1927), Revista da Escola Dominical (RED), and various study materials. The Projeto Identidade e Memória produces youth and children's study magazines (REJ, Redinha, Red Kids). The theological education system comprises multiple Seminário Teológico Batista Independente (STBI) institutions across Brazil. Missionary work is coordinated through the Secretaria de Missões which publishes Revista Missões em Marcha and runs annual mission campaigns. Communication and digital services include the main website, social media channels, and mobile application managed by DEPACOM.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Editora Batista Independente: Publishing house that edits the newspaper 'Luz nas Trevas' (Jornal Batista Independente), Sunday School Review (RED), pamphlets, books, and other materials pertinent to CIBI.
• MOBI
• CBKids
• DEPACOM
• FEPAS
• Jornal Luz nas Trevas

Products and services

• Jornal Luz nas Trevas Official newspaper of CIBI serving as the denomination's official communication organ, published for affiliated churches and individual believers.
• Revista da Escola Dominical (RED) Sunday School magazine published by Editora Batista Independente (EBI) for Christian education in affiliated churches.
• REJ - Revista de Estudos e Discipulado para Jovens Discipleship study magazine for youth published by the Projeto Identidade e Memória, available in multiple editions.
• Redinha e Red Kids Children's discipleship study magazines including Redinha and RED KIDS Série Aprender, produced for children's ministry in affiliated churches.
• Revista Missões em Marcha Missionary magazine published by the Secretaria de Missões for missionary education and awareness among affiliated churches.
• Campanha Nacional de 40 Dias de Jejum e Oração Annual national campaign of 40 days of fasting and prayer with devotional materials and daily content for affiliated churches and individual believers.
• Campanha de Missões Annual mission campaign launched by the Secretaria de Missões with yearly themes for missionary mobilization across affiliated churches.
• Seminário Teológico Batista Independente (STBI) Network of seven regional theological seminaries offering ministerial formation and theological education to pastors and ministry candidates in the Independent Baptist tradition across Brazil.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Interact (Orebro Missionen - Sweden)minorOthersInteract, as successor of the Orebro Missionen from Sweden (the original Swedish missionary organization that founded the Independent Baptist work in Brazil in 1912), has an honorary seat on CIBI's Deliberative Council with the right to speak. This represents the historical origin of the denomination from Swedish missionaries.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Convenção Evangélica Batista do Brasil: Brazilian evangelical Baptist convention with affiliated churches and regional coordination. Comparable as a peer Baptist denomination competing for the same member base.
• Convenção Batista Brasileira (CBB): The largest Baptist convention in Brazil, also coordinating affiliated churches, theological seminaries, and missionary work. Most directly comparable peer to CIBI in structure and mission, though operating at significantly greater scale.
• Convenção Batista Nacional (CBN): Another major Brazilian Baptist convention organizing affiliated churches, seminaries, and missionary coordination. Closely comparable denominational model to CIBI in Brazil's Baptist landscape.
• Convenção Batista Pioneira: An older Brazilian Baptist convention with affiliated churches and regional conventions. Comparable as a peer denomination structure operating in the same national religious market.
• Convenção Batista Missionária: A Brazilian Baptist convention with a similar affiliated-church network, missionary focus, and theological education structure. Comparable as a smaller-scale peer in the same Brazilian Baptist ecosystem.
• Ordem dos Pastores Batistas do Brasil (OPBB): National credentialing body for Baptist pastors in Brazil, structurally analogous to CIBI's UMBI. Comparable as a peer organization providing ministerial oversight and continuing education within the Brazilian Baptist tradition.

Broad incumbents

• Convenção Geral das Assembleias de Deus no Brasil (CGADB): One of the largest evangelical denomination conventions in Brazil. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same religious-denomination category, though Pentecostal rather than Baptist.

Regional players

• Convenção das Igrejas Evangélicas (various state-level): State-level evangelical and Baptist conventions in Brazil coordinating affiliated churches regionally. Comparable to CIBI's Regional Convention structure but operating in different geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/CIBINacional
• Facebookfacebook.com/CIBIBrasil
• Instagraminstagram.com/cibinacional
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/convencao-das-igrejas-batistas-independentes

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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