Janja Visits Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church in Evangelical Outreach During UN Week

Overview

• Pastor Kevin R. Johnson introduced Brazil’s first lady as a special guest and tied her presence in New York to UN General Assembly events and Lula’s address.
• Congregants applauded Janja and other members of the Brazilian delegation after they were invited to stand during the service.
• Janja posted that she felt deeply moved by the sermon and thanked the church for a Sunday of praise with strong symbolism at the historic congregation.
• She is in New York as COP-30 special envoy for women and is accompanying President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to official UN engagements.
• The church stop follows months of outreach to evangelical women in Brazil, including meetings in Rio and Salvador and an appearance on the Papo de Crente podcast, set against polling that shows resistance to the government among evangelicals.