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Vice President
South America
Brasil SDB Conference
Joinville
SC – Brazil
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WORLD FEDERATION VICE-PRESIDENT MESSAGE
Pastor Jonas Sommer was born into an evangelical home on August 28, 1975 in the small town of Dois Vizinhos, Paraná state, Brazil. His conversion took place in January 1994 during a Youth Meeting in the town of Porto União, Santa Catarina and he was baptized the following year.
In 1996 he felt called to the ministry. He took a preparatory course for church workers run by the Brazilian Seventh Day Baptist Conference and in May 1998 accepted an invitation to be a worker in the Joinville church. After two years, he studied Theology at the Baptist Theology College in Paraná, completing his bachelor’s degree in 2003.
He was ordained to the pastoral ministry on April 16, 2005, becoming the Senior Pastor of the First Seventh Day Baptist Church in Joinville the same year. He is married to Clarice Kollenberg Sommer, whom he met at the Theology College, and they are enjoying the arrival of their first son, Marcos Paulo.
As a Brazilian, Pastor Jonas loves soccer and whenever he has the chance he plays with the young people of his church. He is passionate about preaching and the study of languages. He dreams of studying for a master’s degree in Theology, with a focus on the Old Testament, because he loves Hebrew.
Pastor Jonas became involved with the SDB World Federation in 2003, when he helped with organizing and hosting the 2003 Sessions in Brazil, translating the correspondence from Portuguese to English and English to Portuguese as needed. Since then has been greatly blessed by the friendships he made. He represented Brazil at the Sessions in 2008 and currently serves as Vice President for South America.
Sincerely in Christ,
Pastor Jonas Sommer
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