 In 1979, the Central Geral do Dízimo was founded, and started to donate to various charities.The Clube de Campo PRÓ-VIDA (PRÓ-VIDA Country Club) was created in 1980, in Araçoiaba da Serra county, near Sorocaba, in the interior of São Paulo State.By the end of 1981, year of the death of its creator and founder, Dr. Celso Charuri, PRÓ-VIDA had more than 12,000 students.