Overview
- Dani Alves appeared at the Elim church in Girona over the weekend, speaking, singing and praying during a youth congress captured in widely shared videos.
- He told congregants he “made a pact with God” while in prison and described being guided to church during the lowest point of his life.
- His public profile now foregrounds religion, with daily Bible verses on social media and an Instagram biography that reads “Disciple of Christ Jesus.”
- Alves spent about 14 months in pretrial detention, was initially convicted by a Barcelona court, and was absolved in March 2025 when the TSJC revoked the sentence citing evidentiary shortcomings.
- Leaders at Elim say he is offering testimony rather than serving formally as a preacher, as he begins learning and discernment under the church’s pastors.