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In the mid-1970's, knowing that one out of every seven people living in south eastern Rhode Island and Massachusetts are Portuguese, T. Ernest Wilson contacted the Christians at [[Buttonwoods Bible Chapel, RI|Buttonwoods Bible Chapel]] about Carlos Cerqueira, who was forced out of Angola and seeking the Lord’s will for place of service.
John Farrell was able to arrange for his entrance into the country, along with a job among Portuguese-speaking people, and housing. The Pawtucket assembly offered their building for times when they were not using it. So, the Cerqueira family began their work of ministering to the Portuguese and establishing a Portuguese-speaking assembly. Pawtucket Gospel Hall turned over the property to the Portuguese Christians in mid-1981 where it continues today. See INTEREST'S [[A New Portuguese Assembly In Rhode Island LOI 1982-2|article]] from Feb. 1982 on "A New Portuguese Assembly In Rhode Island", now transcribed.
In its prime, the Portuguese assembly had more than 80 in fellowship, with over a hundred regularly attending, particularly from Brazilian heritage. As the meeting has aged, there are currently just over a dozen together.
* James Crawford +1922-1927+ (b. 1863 [[Northern Ireland]])
* Carlos Cerqueira 1976-current
=Articles=
* [[A New Portuguese Assembly In Rhode Island LOI 1982-2]]
* [[America Is A Mystic Thing LOI 1976-6]]
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