Abstract:
The purpose of this dissertati on is to investigate the neces sity and the
importance of diaconal visitation to ill people in an urban context. Besides that, it has the
objective of researching the creation of teams of visitors in order to assist the members
needs and expectations at their homes, hospitals, medical clinics and communities. The
first chapter displays the Social Research, its analysis and its respective results. The
second chapter presents the comprehension of diakonia terminology and the concept of
diakonia and visitation from a biblical and theologica l research based on some
evangelists texts such as: Marcos 10.35-45, Mateus 25.42-44, João 13.1-15, and Lucas
22.24-30. It also brings out a resea rch concerning community diakonia, diakonia and
visitation, and visitation as a service in the community. The third chapter presents some
suggestions for the practice of visitation to ill people in an urban community. The research
concludes that ill people in an urban ecclesiastic community need to be visited. Visitation
provides reconciliation, cure and the faith strength on suffering.
