Romildo Ribeiro Soares

Romildo Ribeiro Soares
Born December 6, 1947
Muniz Freire, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Occupation Televangelist, missionary, author, singer, businessman, composer

Romildo Ribeiro Soares, also known as R. R. Soares (born December 6, 1947 in Muniz Freire, Espírito Santo), is a Brazilian televangelist, missionary, author, singer, businessman, and composer. He became a televangelist and supporter of faith healing in the late 1960s, after reading a book by T. L. Osborn. Related through marriage to another Brazilian preacher, Edir Macedo, he founded the International Church of God's Grace in 1980. This church is among the largest Pentecostal denominations in Brazil. R. R. Soares averages about 100 hours on Brazilian television each week.

Early life

In April 1964 Soares moved to Rio de Janeiro with his family and lived with his uncle Aderbal in São Gonçalo. Soares began his ministry in 1968.

Ministry

Soares had previously been promised a scholarship to study medicine at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, but instead founded the International Church of God's Grace (Igreja Internacional da Graça de Deus), opening the first in 1980 in the city of Duque de Caxias|, Rio de Janeiro. He remains the church's leader. He is married with Maria Magdalena and is the father of singer David Soares, deputy mayor André Soares, and three other sons.

Soares hosts the program Faith Show on the networks Rede Bandeirantes and CNT. The show is also broadcast on Rede Internacional de Televisão and Rede TV!. Soares is seen on television around 100 hours per week.

International Church of God's Grace has more than 900 churches throughout Brazil, and in Lisbon, Pompano Beach, Florida, Miami, Orlando, Florida, Brandon, FL, New Jersey, Corona, New York, Somerville, Massachusetts, and Fall River, Massachusetts.

On September 10, 2008, Soares began to send daily messages by e-mail to people registered at ongrace.com. He still continues with this system, with messages translated into English and other languages.

Business interests

Soares is the owner of the Graça Artes Gráficas and Editora Ltda, the gospel record label Graça Music, Grace Editorial (editor), and Graça Filmes (movie distributor). The RIT TV, Nossa Radio, and Nossa TV belong to the International Church of God's Grace.

Soares's net worth was estimated by Forbes at $125m in 2013.[1] His other media interests include radio, publishing and music.

Books written

These books have been translated from Portuguese into English.

Music CDs produced

Songs produced and written

This list includes CDs with songs written by R. R. Soares.

References

  1. ↑ The Richest Pastors In Brazil by Anderson Antunes, forbes.com, 17 January 2013. Archived here.

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