Pentecostal Sunday service, Missessinto, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Pentecostal Sunday service, Missessinto, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Religion, south africa. Eastern cape. Women of a pentecostal religious sect

Cuzco evangelist Raul Huaco stops for a prayer with friend Calixta Cruz in the village of Angostura, south of the city of Cuzco. Personal attention by local evangelists and the ability to participate in church services often attracts disenchanted Catholics who have little say in the operation of their churches. This image is part of a five-part series on the rise of evangelical Protestantism in Latin America.

I say yes to Jesus. And you? asks a banner on Rio de Janeiro's famous Ipanema beach. Known worldwide as a sun-drenched capital of flesh, Rio, where five new evangelical churches open every week, is "the center of the Pentecostal earthquake." This image is part of a five-part series on the rise of evangelical Protestantism in Latin America.

Peruvian Pentecostal convert Calixta Cruz stands with child in her doorway in Angostura. Cruz drew an abusive husband into the church after her conversion. This image is part of a five-part series on the rise of evangelical Protestantism in Latin America.

Worshippers at a service by Brazil's charismatic Padre Marcelo Rossi are encouraged to sing, shout and speak in tongues much like their Pentecostal counterparts, yet Catholic traditions, such as communion are preserved. This image is part of a five-part series on the rise of evangelical Protestantism in Latin America.