Convencao

What Convencao does

CIADESCP (Convenção das Igrejas Evangélicas Assembleia de Deus de Santa Catarina e Sudoeste do Paraná) is a regional religious convention (non-profit association body) of the Assembleia de Deus denomination, headquartered in Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Founded in 1931, the organization coordinates 336 ecclesiastical fields (churches and pastorates) across 17 administrative regions spanning Santa Catarina and the Southwest region of Paraná, reaching over 290 municipalities. It operates through an elected Board of Directors (President Pr. Nilton dos Santos, Vice-President Pr. Sérgio Melfior, both re-elected at the 90th AGO in June 2026 for the 2026–2030 term) and oversees 12 specialized ministries including youth (Somos Um), adolescents (UAADESCP), children (Kids), seniors, couples (Lar Feliz), women's ministry (ENCEO), theological education (Refidim), discipleship, communication (DECOM), and evangelism.

The organization runs a Drupal-based institutional website (ciadescp.com.br) supported by a small digital toolkit: ADM Igreja (a church management system provided by third-party Visual D Sistemas), a Credencial Digital system for ministerial credentials, Gmail-based webmail for internal communication, and an integrated video platform hosting content such as the "Gotas de Sabedoria" series by the President. The technology footprint is conventional web content management rather than proprietary SaaS; no commercial products, AI/ML capabilities, mobile apps, or APIs are offered.

Its business model is non-commercial. Revenue is generated through tithes and offerings contributed by affiliated member churches rather than fees, subscriptions, or grants from external investors. The 22-employee headquarters staff coordinates regional activity, executes the annual General Ordinary Assembly (AGO) — the 90th of which was held in Piratuba/SC in June 2026 — and administers ministerial ordination (98 workers were ordained at the 90th AGO), theological training (EBO - Escola Bíblica de Obreiros), credentialing, and evangelization programs. Membership is voluntary and based on affiliation with the Assembleia de Deus denomination; there are no fees for affiliation or participation in convention programs.

Name

Convencao

Legal name

Convenção das Igrejas Evangélicas Assembleia de Deus de Santa Catarina e Sudoeste do Paraná

Website

https://ciadescp.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CIADESCP is a non-profit religious convention coordinating 336 Assembleia de God churches across 17 regions in Santa Catarina and Southwest Paraná, Brazil, providing ministerial ordination, theological training, and regional coordination funded by member-church tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Convention / Denominational Administration

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAB

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDAHAKAE

Ministerial Training Institutes (Clergy Formation)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Religious & Theological Colleges

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Seminaries (Graduate Theology & Ministry)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Religious & Theological Colleges

Keywords

• Religious convention services
• Church coordination
• Ministerial ordination
• Evangelical denomination administration
• Theological education

Headquarters

HQ city

Itajaí

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The convention receives financial contributions from affiliated churches through tithes and offerings, which fund administrative operations, regional coordination, and convention activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CIADESCP is a religious convention (coordinating body) of the Assemblies of God denomination in Santa Catarina and Southwest Paraná, Brazil, that organizes 336 affiliated churches across 17 regions. It provides ministerial ordination, theological education (EBO — Escola Bíblica de Obreiros), annual assemblies (AGO), regional coordination, department-based programs (youth, women, children, seniors, couples, evangelism), and digital services (church management system ADM Igreja, digital credentials, webmail) to member churches and ministers at no charge.

Product overview

Convencao (CIADESCP) is a religious convention organization (Convenção das Igrejas Evangélicas Assembleia de Deus de Santa Catarina e Sudoeste do Paraná) that operates a church management and administrative platform for affiliated churches. The organization provides digital credential services (Credencial Digital), webmail access, and a church management system (ADM Igreja via visualdsistemas.com.br). The website serves as an institutional portal for the convention, providing information about departments, regions, churches, ministers, news, and videos. No commercial SaaS products or technology offerings are described.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CIADESCP Church Convention Coordination
• Annual General Ordinary Assembly (AGO)
• Ministerial Ordination and Credentialing
• Department-Based Ministry Programs
• ADM Igreja Church Management System
• Credencial Digital (Digital Ministerial Credentials)
• Video Content Platform
• EBO - Escola Bíblica de Obreiros (Bible School for Workers)

Quantifiable outcome

• 336 ecclesiastical fields coordinated across 17 regions
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Convenção Batista Brasileira: National Baptist denominational convention in Brazil with a comparable governance architecture of state conventions, ministerial ordination, theological education, and member-church coordination across similar evangelical Protestant constituencies.
• Assembleia de Deus - Belém (Missão AD): The original Assembleias de Deus mission branch rooted in Belém do Pará. Operates as a major denomination with convention-style governance and ministerial ordination processes directly comparable to CIADESCP's organizational model.
• Igreja Presbiteriana do Brasil (IPB): Brazilian Presbyterian denomination operating with a parallel presbytery-based governance structure, state-level organization, ministerial formation programs, and congregational coordination that mirror the convention model used by CIADESCP.
• Convenção Nacional das Assembleias de Deus (CONAMAD): Another major national convention of Assembleias de Deus with a parallel convention-based governance model, state-level affiliates, AGO assemblies, and ministerial ordination framework — closely comparable in mission and operational structure to CIADESCP.
• Convenção das Assembleias de Deus no Estado do Paraná: State-level Assembleias de Deus convention in the neighboring Paraná state, with directly comparable convention governance, regional coordination, ministerial ordination processes, and member-church affiliation model.

Broad incumbents

• Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil (CNBB): National Catholic Bishops' Conference of Brazil. Operates as a national ecclesiastical governance body with regional dioceses, providing a structural analog (though different denomination) to CIADESCP's role coordinating affiliated churches.
• Convenção Geral das Assembleias de Deus no Brasil (CGADB): National umbrella convention of Assembleias de Deus in Brazil. CIADESCP operates as a state-level member within this broader national governance structure that sets doctrinal standards, ministerial ordination criteria, and inter-convention coordination.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ciadescp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/convencao

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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