HISTORY
The Methodist Church in Gamboa was founded in 1906 by Reverend Hugh Clarence Tucker.
The Methodist church that was under the direction of founder Rev. Hugh Clarence was not always located in Gamboa; it was previously located on Rua do Acre, but the institution was growing.
In 1913 it left Rua do Acre and moved to Rua Rivadávia Corrêa, 188 - right in the heart of Gamboa, where it remains to this day.
The Methodist ICP (Instituto Central do Povo, founded by Rev. Hugh Clarence Tucker together with the church) has the important role of serving Rio de Janeiro's underprivileged population.
Image description: The image is a photograph of a Methodist church located in a neighborhood called Gamboa, belonging to the Instituto Central do Povo. The church is situated in an urban setting with residential buildings in the background. The main facade of the church is yellow, with rounded windows and a tower in the background. There is a "Pastoral Escolar" sign at the entrance. The sky is light blue and cloudless.FOUNDER'S HISTORY
Hugh Clarence Tucker was born on October 4, 1857, and died on November 5, 1956; in 1891, he married his wife Ella Granbery, and they had two children, a boy and a girl, but the boy ended up dying of yellow fever.
He was a missionary who came to Brazil in 1886 and was also the first founder of the Serviço Social Evangelista, which operated as a children's school, social center, and literacy education for young people and adults.
Tucker was widely recognized for his help in spreading Protestantism in Brazil, for his dissemination of the Bible, and for his contribution to society. He was the first to found an evangelical social service.
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