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Edgard Ernesto Bergold, pastor and administrator, was born on October 19, 1932, in Taquara in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The son of Hugo Bergold and Maria Rocher Bergold, Edgard had two older siblings, Hary and Edith, and the youngest one, Lily Elsa.
Ernesto Alberto Bergold was one of the first Adventist missionaries to work with indigenous people in Brazil. He contributed also to the consolidation of the Brazil Food Factory.
Elzira Mendes Bernardes, a volunteer Bible instructor, was born January 1, 1928, in Veadinho do Porto, Riolândia, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
José Cândido Bessa, filho, was a district pastor, ministerial secretary, department director, and evangelist.
The Biblical Archeology Museum (Museu de Arqueologia Bíblica or MAB) is an institution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, operating in the territory of the Central Brazil Union Conference. It is located at Brazil Adventist University, Engenheiro Coelho campus (UNASP-EC) in the city of Engenheiro Coelho, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Frederick William Bishop was one of the first Adventist colporteurs and missionaries in Chile. Sent from California to South America by the Foreign Mission Board of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, he led many people to conversion, from which the main pioneers and pillars for the growth of the work emerged.
South American Division Biography Groundbreakers Missionaries
Godofredo Block was one of the first ordained Adventist ministers in Argentina and an influential pastor and evangelist, especially among the German communities in the country.
John Henry and Augusta Boehm were educational pioneers in Brazil.
South American Division Biography Educators Groundbreakers Couples
Leonid Bogdanow was a canvasser, pastor, and conference-level director in the South Brazil Union.
Walter Boger’s contribution had great significance for the Adventist Church in Brazil, and his performance in administrative positions was especially important to the Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná Conferences and to the Adventist radio program Voice of Prophecy. He also made a significant contribution to education as director of both UNASP campuses São Paulo and Engenheiro Coelho.
Ana Martha Bökenkamp, teacher and chef, was born in 1895 in the city of Bielefeld, Germany.
Geraldo Bökenkamp made an important contribution to the Seventh-day Adventist Church as an administrator of the Brazil Food Factory (Superbom), manager of the Global Food Services, and in the auditing department of the South American Division.
Carlos Magalhães Borda contributed to the Adventist Church as an administrator in educational institutions, union conferences, and in the Brazilian Publishing House.
João Bork, administrator, teacher, and librarian, was born October 28, 1911, in the city of Oslowo, currently in Poland.
Paulo Franz Bork, pastor and archaeologist, was born January 8, 1924, in the city of Cristina, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Manoel João Braff, pastor, teacher, and dean, was born April 9, 1910, in the town of Santo Antônio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Luiz Braun, pastor and evangelist, was born in 1878 in the city of Duesseldorf, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The Brazil Adventist University–Campus Hortolândia (UNASP–HT) provides education from elementary through high school and collegiate levels for both residential and community students. It is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is part of the worldwide Adventist education network.
Brazil Adventist University – Sao Paulo Campus (Centro Universitário Adventista de São Paulo or UNASP-SP) is an institution that offers early childhood education, elementary, high school, and higher education in a day and boarding school system. It belongs to the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brazil and is part of the Adventist world educational network.
Brazil Adventist University, Engenheiro Coelho campus (Centro Universitário Adventista de São Paulo or UNASP-EC) is an institution that offers early childhood education, elementary, high school, and higher education in a day and boarding school system. It belongs to the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brazil and is part of the Adventist world educational network.