 In the United States there are a Brazilian Assembleias de Deus, mostly in the Eastern Coast, some are affiliated with the Brazilian District of the Assemblies of God, but the majority of the Brazilian churches are either independent or linked to their "ministério" back in Brazil.The Assembleias de Deus have a non-territorial episcopal polity (called "Ministerio") where each "Ministerio" is a directed by a mother-church under a pastor-president (also called bishop or apostle in various "Ministerio") with affiliated congregations and preaching points.The mother-church receive tithes and manages the funds of the affiliated local churches, as well as assign pastors for the local congregations.