Editing Maná Church (section)

==History==
The church was founded in September 1984 in [[Lisbon]] by Jorge Tadeu, previously a member of the [[Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa]] and civil engineer; his latter career caused the church to establish its own Civil Engineering and Architecture Department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jorgetadeu.com/biografia/|title=Biografia – Apóstolo Jorge Tadeu|access-date=May 31, 2023|language=pt-PT}}</ref> For its twentieth anniversary in September 2004, it held its annual Faith Convention at Pavilhão Atlântico, with the special participation of Prime Minister [[Pedro Santana Lopes]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-09-08 |title=Igreja Maná comemora 20 anos com Convenção de Fé no Pavilhão Atlântico |url=https://www.publico.pt/2004/09/08/sociedade/noticia/igreja-mana-comemora-20-anos-com-convencao-de-fe-no-pavilhao-atlantico-1203039 |access-date=2026-03-19 |website=PÚBLICO |language=pt}}</ref>

The Angolan regime led by the MPLA caused it to be banned from Angola in 2008, which led to its services resuming in 2009 under the name Igreja Josafat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.angonoticias.com/Artigos/item/23249/mana-ressuscita-como-igreja-josafat|title=Maná «ressuscita» como Igreja Josafat|access-date=May 31, 2023|website=ANGONOTÍCIAS}}</ref> The ban was lifted in 2017, causing Josafat to shut down and the Maná Church to resume operations. Following the return, Jorge Tadeu made his first visit to Angola since 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Igreja Josafat deixa de existir em seu lugar regressa Maná – Arautos da Fé |url=https://www.arautosdafe.com/noticia/igrejas-e-ministerios/a-igreja-josafat-deixa-de-existir-em-seu-lugar-regressa-mana/ |access-date=2026-03-19 |language=pt-PT}}</ref>

Politically, the church is aligned with [[Chega]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pena |first=Paulo |date=2025-09-28 |title=Chega: sexo, mentiras e Deus |url=https://www.publico.pt/2025/09/28/politica/noticia/chega-sexo-mentiras-deus-2148501 |access-date=2026-03-19 |website=PÚBLICO |language=pt}}</ref> this alignment is often denied.<ref>{{Cite web |last=7MARGENS |date=2020-05-22 |title=Igrejas evangélicas negam ligação ao partido Chega |url=https://setemargens.com/igrejas-evangelicas-negam-ligacao-ao-partido-chega-2/ |access-date=2026-03-19 |website=Sete Margens |language=pt-PT}}</ref>