Centro de Estudos Espíritas "Nosso Lar"

What Centro de Estudos Espíritas "Nosso Lar" does

Centro de Estudos Espíritas "Nosso Lar" is a nonprofit Spiritist educational and religious organization headquartered at Rua da Abolição, 1553 in the Ponte Preta neighborhood of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. The center offers a structured three-cycle program (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Cycles) of study based on Allan Kardec's Spiritist Codification, supplemented by free open courses (Cursos Livres), free public lectures (Aulas Livres), seminars, and a mediumship study group (Grupo Mediúnico). All educational programming is provided at no cost to participants, with enrollment handled through Google Forms and study materials distributed via online student and worker portals. The organization has been operating for approximately 20 years and serves the general public in the Campinas metropolitan area seeking spiritual development, Christian-ethical study from a Spiritist perspective, and mediumistic training.

The organization operates two distinct revenue-generating activities to support its free educational mission. First, the Mega Bazar is a thrift-retail operation selling donated furniture and goods across three physical units in Campinas (Ponte Preta, Pq. São Martinho, and Pq. Valença). Second, Fidelidade Editora functions as an integrated publishing arm, producing Spiritist books—including psychographed works—and the Fidelidade Espírita magazine, which has been published continuously since 2002 and has produced more than 250,000 books in total. Together, these commercial activities underwrite the center's free programming.

Distribution and marketing are community-led and primarily local. The center reaches members through its website (nossolarcampinas.org.br), an active YouTube channel (@nossolarcampinas), Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and in-person events at its Campinas headquarters. It operates with a small core team of approximately 7 employees, is volunteer-driven, has no disclosed external funding, and is governed as a private nonprofit with no institutional or public ownership.

Name

Centro de Estudos Espíritas "Nosso Lar"

Legal name

Centro de Estudos Espíritas Nosso Lar

Website

https://nossolarcampinas.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centro de Estudos Espíritas "Nosso Lar" is a nonprofit Spiritist educational center in Campinas, Brazil, offering free three-cycle study programs, seminars, and mediumship groups based on Allan Kardec's teachings, funded by a three-unit thrift shop and integrated publishing house.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious / Spiritual Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Missionary Training Colleges & Schools (EDAHAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ministerial Training Institutes (Clergy Formation) (EDAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Spiritist education
• Religious study groups
• Mediumship training
• Spiritist publishing
• Religious seminars

Headquarters

HQ city

Campinas

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Bazar (Thrift Shop Operations): The center operates a Mega Bazar with three physical locations in Campinas, selling donated furniture and goods. This social commerce activity generates revenue to support the center's operations.
2. Publishing (Fidelidade Editora): The center integrates with Fidelidade Editora to publish Spiritist books, including psychographed works. The center has been producing educational/spiritual content for nearly 20 years.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centro de Estudos Espíritas "Nosso Lar" is a nonprofit Spiritist educational and religious institution in Campinas, Brazil that delivers free courses, seminars, mediumship study groups, and public classes grounded in the codified works of Allan Kardec. It supplements its educational mission with a quarterly printed magazine ("Revista Fidelidade Espírita") and a fundraising Mega Bazar thrift/fair event.

Product overview

Centro de Estudos Espíritas Nosso Lar is a Spiritist educational center offering a structured three-cycle study program, mediumship groups, and various free courses and seminars on Allan Kardec's Spiritist doctrine. The center also publishes the Fidelidade Espírita magazine (since 2002) and operates a thrift store (Mega Bazar) across three locations to support its activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FidelidadEspírta: Spiritist magazine published by the center, committed to doctrinal purity in Allan Kardec's Spiritist teachings. Published since 2002.

Products and services

• Cursos dos Ciclos Espíritas (1º, 2º e 3º Ciclos) Structured Spiritist educational program covering the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cycles of Kardecist instruction, offered free of charge to students enrolled through the center.
• Cursos Livres Free, open Spiritist courses offered by the center as a complement to the main 1st/2nd/3rd-cycle curriculum, accessible to interested community members.
• Seminários Espíritas Seminars on Spiritist topics presented by the center to community members and interested attendees.
• Grupo Mediúnico A mediumship study and practice group organized by the center for participants engaged in Spiritist mediumistic development.
• Aulas Públicas Open public classes/lectures on Spiritist subjects, offered to the wider community beyond enrolled students.
• Revista Fidelidade Espírita A quarterly printed publication produced by the center, distributed to subscribers and the community with Spiritist-themed content.
• Mega Bazar Nosso Lar A recurring Mega Bazar thrift/fair event organized by the center for fundraising purposes, with donated items sold to the community.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fidelidade EditoracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFidelidade Editora is integrated with Centro de Estudos Espíritas Nosso Lar, established to publish Spiritist literature committed to doctrinal purity based on Allan Kardec's teachings. The publisher has been operating for nearly 20 years, starting with a psychographed book by a medium with over 250,000 books published. The FidelidadEspírita magazine is published under this partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Associação Brasileira de Diversidade e Inclusão (ABRADINT): Brazilian association working in religious/spiritual diversity education. Comparable as a community-based educational organization in the spiritual and ethical domain, though not a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Comunhão Espírita Cristã: A Spiritist Christian organization offering structured study cycles, free courses, and community gatherings. Directly comparable in program structure and community-based Spiritist education.
• Centro Espírita Allan Kardec: A Spiritist study center offering structured courses, study groups, and seminars based on Allan Kardec's codification. Directly comparable in mission, offerings, and community-based Brazilian Spiritist education model.
• Celd (Centro Espírita Léon Denis): Major Brazilian Spiritist center offering structured cycles, free courses, seminars, and publishing. Directly comparable in program structure and Christian-Spiritist educational mission.

Regional players

• Instituto de Cultura Espírita do Brasil (ICEB): Brazilian Spiritist institute focused on disseminating Kardecist doctrine through education and publishing. Comparable as a Spiritist-focused educational publisher with doctrinal positioning.
• Federação Espírita do Estado de São Paulo (FEEESP): State-level Spiritist federation in São Paulo, providing coordination, publishing, and educational support to affiliated centers. Comparable as an institutional umbrella over Spiritist education in São Paulo state.

Broad incumbents

• Legião da Boa Vontade (LBV): Large Brazilian spiritual/charitable organization offering free education, social services, and spiritual activities. Broadly comparable in combining free community education with a spiritist-adjacent ethos and social commerce activities.
• Federação Espírita Brasileira (FEB): The national federation coordinating Spiritist institutions across Brazil, providing doctrinal guidance, publishing, and educational material. Comparable as the institutional backbone of Brazilian Spiritism, of which Nosso Lar is a grassroots affiliate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@nossolarcampinas
• Facebookfacebook.com/nossolarcampinas
• Instagraminstagram.com/nossolarcampinas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-de-estudos-esp%C3%ADritas-nosso-lar-

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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