Igreja Presbiteriana Independente De Londrina

What Igreja Presbiteriana Independente De Londrina does

Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Londrina (IPILON), legally Primeira Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Londrina (CNPJ 78.295.581/0001-23), is a non-profit Presbyterian church organized on 10 July 1938 in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, and affiliated with the Igreja Presbiteriana Independente do Brasil (IPIB). It operates a cell-based community model in which small groups (células) meet weekly in homes across greater Londrina and consolidate at weekly celebrations held at one of seven physical locations: the historic Templo on Rua Mato Grosso (1937/1952), Espaço Esperança (acquired 1993), and the neighborhood spaces Vila Marízia, Palhano, Padovani, União, plus the Mapil farm for community events. The portfolio of regular offerings includes Saturday youth services, Tuesday and Thursday afternoon services, four Sunday services (including a 10h family service with LIBRAS sign-language interpretation), live streaming via YouTube, and an Escola Bíblica Esperança (EBE) Christian education school that delivers both in-person and EAD distance-learning tracks.

The church runs an unusually broad social-ministry portfolio under its Missão Integral axis, comprising Instituto Esperança (social services and counseling), Associação Água Pura (addiction recovery, founded 2001), Ministério Lição de Amor (deaf community and disability ministry since 1992), Projeto Galera da Vila (after-school program serving about 90 children, partly funded via Lei Rouanet), Projeto Hafura (women's empowerment, 7 years running), Casa das Formigas Brasil (support for operations in Mozambique), Projeto Albânia (temple built in Kamëz, 2017), and Lar Maria Tereza Vieira (elderly care home housing 54 residents). It also operates the Discipleship Material curriculum, Música ministry with R$70/month subsidized vocal lessons, and an Área de Apoio de Casais for marriage and family counseling.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through voluntary member tithes (10% of income) and offerings, accepted via Sicoob, Banco do Brasil, PIX, PayPal, PicPay, and PagSeguro, supplemented by modest fees from EBE courses, workshops, and the Capelania Hospitalar program in partnership with Hospital Evangélico de Londrina. The organization is governed by elected presbyters and a multi-pastor team led by Titular Pastor Rev. Rodolfo Garcia Montosa, with no external investors, no parent corporate entity beyond the IPIB denomination, and approximately 30 paid staff alongside a large volunteer base.

Name

Igreja Presbiteriana Independente De Londrina

Legal name

Primeira Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Londrina

Website

https://ipilon.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IPILON is a Brazilian Presbyterian Independent church in Londrina, Paraná, founded 1938. It uses a cell-based model across seven worship locations and runs social ministries in children's education, deaf services, addiction recovery, and elderly care, funded by tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAD

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis)

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

SECONDARYEDAHAKAB

Bible Colleges (Undergraduate Ministry & Biblical Studies)

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

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian education programs
• Cell group ministry
• Social ministry services
• Community pastoral care

Headquarters

HQ city

Londrina

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings (Dízimos e Ofertas): Church receives voluntary tithes (10% of income) and offerings from members and visitors. Contributions collected via bank transfers (Sicoob and Banco do Brasil), PIX, PayPal, PicPay, and PagSeguro.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IPILON is a cell-based Presbyterian church that delivers weekly in-person and streamed worship services across six locations in Londrina, organizes small-group Bible study and fellowship through its cell network, and runs a structured Christian education school (Escola Bíblica Esperança) alongside an extensive social-mission portfolio including addiction recovery, women's empowerment, children's after-school care, deaf-community ministry with LIBRAS interpretation, and elderly care. Tithes and offerings fund the organization, with select theological courses and music lessons offered on a paid basis while most Bible courses are free.

Product overview

IPILON operates as a cell-based church (Igreja em Células) offering a portfolio of spiritual formation and social impact programs. Its core offerings include Sunday and midweek worship services (in-person and streamed via YouTube), cell group ministry, and the Escola Bíblica Esperança (EBE) distance and in-person Christian education platform. These are supported by dedicated children's ministry (Galera da Vila with ~90 children served), music ministry with vocal training, marriage/family courses, and a 10-lesson discipleship program with video lessons. Under its Integral Mission (Missão Integral) axis, the church runs Instituto Esperança (social assistance), Projeto Hafura (women's empowerment), Associação Água Pura (addiction recovery), Casa das Formigas Brasil (support for Mozambique children), Projeto Albânia (international missions in Albania), the Lição de Amor deaf ministry (with LIBRAS), and maintains Lar Maria Tereza Vieira (elderly care home). The church also operates tithes and offerings collection via multiple payment channels including PIX, bank transfer, PayPal, PicPay, and PagSeguro.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Instituto Esperança: Social assistance organization offering psychological counseling, professional training, nutritional guidance, and children's education partnerships
• Associação Água Pura
• Casa das Formigas Brasil
• Ministério Lição de Amor
• Projeto Galera da Vila
• Projeto Hafura
• Projeto Albânia
• Escola Bíblica Esperança
• Galera da Vila

Products and services

• Cells (Células) - Small-Group Ministry Small-group ministry where members meet in homes across all districts of Londrina for fellowship, Bible study, prayer, and mutual care.
• Online Worship Services (Culto Online) Live-streamed worship services on YouTube (Saturdays 7pm Youth, Tuesdays 3pm Tarde de Esperança, Sundays 10am with LIBRAS and 7pm) for those unable to attend physically or living outside Londrina.
• Children's Ministry (Galera da Vila) Theatrical storytelling ministry teaching biblical principles to children, plus the Galera da Vila after-school program serving approximately 90 children with tutoring, music, theater, English classes, and daily meals.
• Escola Bíblica Esperança (EBE) Christian education school offering structured courses for spiritual formation, leadership training, and theological study across multiple tracks and modules, available in-person and via EAD online platform.
• Instituto Esperança Social-assistance institution offering psychological and social screening, therapeutic groups, counseling, nutritional guidance, hairdresser-assistant courses, and partnerships with CEI Alegria (about 60 children served full-time and part-time).
• Projeto Hafura Women's empowerment project offering sewing, embroidery, and crochet workshops, devotional sessions, psychological support, and skills training to generate direct income for participating women.
• Associação Água Pura Drug addiction recovery NGO providing psychological care, social support, therapeutic groups, and referrals for patients and families; operates as an independent NGO with its own headquarters as part of Londrina's care network.
• Casa das Formigas Brasil Financial supporter and administrative arm for Casa das Formigas in Maputo, Mozambique, a Christian humanitarian institution serving children in Africa.
• Ministério Lição de Amor Ministry for people with special needs and the deaf community offering discipleship, Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS) courses, Portuguese language classes, special Saturday worship services with sign interpretation, counseling, visits, evangelistic events, annual camps, and bilingual worship with LIBRAS interpretation.
• Área de Apoio de Casais (Marriage and Family Support) Marriage and family support ministry offering courses for couples, parents, and engaged couples covering topics including the three dimensions of marriage, emotional health, biblical parenting principles, and paternity recovery.
• Music Ministry and Vocal Lessons Music and worship ministry including vocal training classes subsidized at R$70/month, auditions for musicians, downloadable hymn books (Volumes 1 and 2), and the church's Spotify artist profile for worship-music distribution.
• Discipleship Program (Ten-Lesson Material) Ten-lesson discipleship program for new believers covering the identity of Jesus, the Father, the Holy Spirit, personal identity in Christ, and corporate identity in the church, with accompanying YouTube video lessons.
• Lar Maria Tereza Vieira (Elderly Care Home) Elderly care home maintained by all IPIs of Londrina, housing 54 elderly residents (most referred by the municipal government) and providing safe, loving, and nurturing care for people frequently arriving from abandonment or abuse situations.
• Projeto Albânia (Albania Mission) International mission project supporting a local church in Albania, including the construction of a worship hall in Kamëz inaugurated in September 2017, in partnership with two other Brazilian churches.

Quantifiable outcome

• 88 years of continuous operation since 1938
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EnvisionarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Organization dedicated to developing Christian leaders. Partnered with IPILON for the Liderança Transformadora event in June 2026 that trained 600 leaders from Londrina, Norte do Paraná, and Paranaense presbyteries.
• Albânia Church PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2017Partnership between three Brazilian churches (including IPILON) to build a temple in Kamëz, Albania. Missionary Nájua Diba initiated work in the 1990s. Temple inaugurated September 24, 2017. Architect Shileon Martins designed the project voluntarily.
• Lição de Amor MinistrycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Ministry founded in February 1992 by Presb. Aldo Augusto Costa Dolivier, Maria Aparecida da Silveira, and Maria de Lourdes Marques to serve people with special needs, particularly the deaf community. Offers discipleship, LIBRAS courses, special Saturday services, counseling, visits, and annual camps.
• Instituto EsperançacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial institution operated by the church offering psychological and social services, nutritional guidance, hairdressing courses, and partnerships with Centro de Educação Infantil Alegria (CEI Alegria) serving approximately 60 children. Located at Rua Mato Grosso, 806 temple.
• Associação Água PuracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO born from the church in January 2001 to serve people with drug addiction and their families. Offers psychological and social services, therapeutic groups, and referrals. Has its own headquarters as part of Londrina's care network.
• Casa das Formigas BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian humanitarian nonprofit that provides financial support and administrative backing to Casa das Formigas in Maputo, Mozambique. Church members lead this initiative to support African children.
• Missão CaiuáminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission work in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul. Rev. Messias Anacleto Rosa worked there at age 17.
• CEI AlegriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentro de Educação Infantil Alegria - partnership through which approximately 60 children are served full-time and part-time.
• Lar Maria Tereza VieiraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerElderly care home maintained by all IPIs in Londrina, serving 54 elderly residents (mostly referred by city government) who often come from abandonment and abuse situations.
• Hospital Evangélico de LondrinaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch maintains hospital chaplaincy program with trained volunteers serving patients, families, and staff through the Capelania Hospitalar course offered at EBE.
• Porta de EsperançaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram under Instituto Esperança providing assistance to refugees in Londrina.
• Igreja Presbiteriana Independente do Brasil (IPIB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent denomination founded July 31, 1903. IPILON is part of Sínodo Rev. Jonas Dias Martins and Presbitério de Londrina. IPIB follows the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Bible as the sole rule of faith and practice.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Igreja Evangélica de Confissão Luterana no Brasil (IECLB): Brazil's main Lutheran denomination, with historical presence in southern Brazil including Paraná. Comparable in mainline Protestant identity, denominational structure, and social ministry orientation, though smaller and more regionally concentrated.

Broad incumbents

• Catedral da Família: Cell-based evangelical church network founded in Goiânia with multi-site replication across Brazil. Comparable in the cell-church DNA, multi-site scaling, and emphasis on community-based ministry that drives IPILON's model.
• Igreja Presbiteriana do Brasil (IPB): The other mainline Presbyterian denomination in Brazil, with broader national reach and traditional Reformed orientation. Comparable in theological tradition (Westminster Confession heritage) and congregational structure, but generally larger and more establishment-oriented.
• Igreja Batista da Lagoinha: Large cell-based evangelical church in Belo Horizonte with a national footprint and significant social programs. Comparable in cell-group DNA, multi-site presence, and emphasis on social outreach and leadership development for the Brazilian evangelical context.

Direct peers

• 9ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Londrina: Another IPI congregation in Londrina sharing the same denomination, theological tradition, and city footprint. Directly comparable in operating model and target member base; mentioned in IPILON leadership context as a peer congregation.
• Igreja Presbiteriana Independente do Brasil (IPIB): The parent denomination founded in 1903, governing IPILON through Sínodo Rev. Jonas Dias Martins and Presbitério de Londrina. Most directly comparable as the umbrella organization defining IPILON's doctrine, governance, and ordination standards.
• Primeira Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de São Paulo: One of the largest IPI congregations in Brazil, located in São Paulo. Comparable as a flagship IPI church with similar theological identity, congregational governance, and dependence on tithes and offerings for funding.

Others

• Hospital Evangélico de Londrina: Major evangelical hospital in Londrina where IPILON maintains an active chaplaincy program through trained volunteers. Comparable as a faith-based institution with overlapping evangelical identity and shared community footprint, though operating in healthcare rather than ministry.

Emerging players

• Associação Água Pura (Londrina): An addiction recovery NGO born from IPILON in 2001 that now operates as an independent organization. Comparable as a faith-rooted social program with measurable community outcomes (therapeutic groups, family support) and a growing organizational identity.
• Casa das Formigas Brasil: A faith-rooted humanitarian initiative operated by IPILON members supporting children in Maputo, Mozambique. Comparable as a mission-driven social program with international footprint and corporate partnership potential.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ipilondrina
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/PrimeiraIPILondrina
• Instagraminstagram.com/primeiraipilondrina
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/igreja-presbiteriana-independente-de-londrina

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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