The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD) is an international Christian association of charismatic churches, based in a building called "Solomon's Temple" in São Paulo, Brazil. The church was founded in 1977 in Rio de Janeiro by Bishop Edir Macedo,[1][2] owner (since 1989) of the multimillion-dollar television company RecordTV. Edir Macedo worked as a cashier for the National Lottery. He started as a leader when 4 members of the evangelical church NOVA VIDA