“TAPE, PATH OF PORÔ. THE INTENTION IS TO BE WITH THE INDIANS. MISSION OF THE METHODIST CHURCH WITH THE KAIOWÁ INDIANS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i1.2021.34Keywords:
Methodism, Mission, KaiowáAbstract
Objectives: This article aims to address the missionary activity of the Methodist Church with the Kaiowá Indians through the Tapeporã Mission. It will be presented a history about the emergence of the Methodist movement in the eighteenth century and its insertion of Brazil in the year 1835 and later mentioned the action of the Methodist Church with the Kaiowá indigenous population for dialogue and respect for diversity. The mission began in 1982 when the Methodist Church approved a project to be developed at the Mission in the village Bororó located in Dourado/MS. Conclusion: The mission makes it clear to the Indians that what happens to them is of paramount importance to the church.