The Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes, guest preacher this Sunday for worship in Montreat Conference Center’s Anderson Auditorium, was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, where he earned his degree from the Independent Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Following ordination, Carvalhaes served two different Presbyterian congregations in São Paulo. He then studied ecumenism in Switzerland at the World Council of Churches and received his M.A. in theology and literature from Methodist University's Ecumenical Institute of the Graduate School of Religion in São Paulo. Both a theologian and an artist, Carvalhaes, in partnership with the Presbytery of São Paulo and the Presbytery of New England, became founding pastor of Christ Is Life Presbyterian Church, a Portuguese-speaking congregation in Fall River, MA. He served there for four years before beginning doctoral studies at Union Theological Seminary in New York.A much sought after speaker, writer, and consultant, Carvalhaes has served with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in its peacemaking and immigrant groups ministries. He was part of the 9th Assembly of the All-African Conference of Churches in Maputo, Mozambique in December, 2008, and was part of the Theological School during the conference, teaching young leaders from all over Africa and leading the worship team. Most recently, he was one of the preachers for the “Big Tent” gathering in Atlanta, GA.
Carvalhaes’ sermon, “Encounterings at the Well,” is taken from John 4:1-30. Worship starts at 11:00 AM in Anderson Auditorium, with child care available for children six months through completed kindergarten at the Updike Child Care Center on Texas Road. Following worship, a lunch buffet will be served at the Galax Dining Room in Assembly Inn, 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM.
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