International Grace of God Church

The International Grace of God Church (Portuguese: Igreja Internacional da Graça de Deus) is a Brazilian charismatic evangelical church.

Romildo Ribeiro Soares had worked with bishop Edir Macedo of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, but they broke off relations in 1978, after disagreements in theology.

In 1980, Soares founded the International Grace of God Church, at Rua Lauro Neiva in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

[citation needed] As of 2015[update] there are more than 2,000 International Grace of God churches throughout Brazil, from the north to the south, and churches in Lisbon, Portugal; Durban, South Africa; Pompano Beach, Florida; Miami, Florida; Orlando, Florida; New Jersey; Corona, New York; Somerville, Massachusetts; and Fall River, Massachusetts in the United States.

[citation needed] In 1999, the International Grace of God Church founded a network of television stations called RIT (International Network Television) in major cities in Brazil.