Indian Pentecostal Church of God
Encyclopedia
The Indian Pentecostal Church of God (IPC) is the largest indigenous Pentecostal
movement in India
, with its headquarters at Hebron, Kumbanad
, Kerala
, India. The movement was established in 1924 and registered on 9 December 1935 at Eluru
, Andhra Pradesh
, under the Government of India
.
K. C. John now serves as the IPC general president, Baby Varghese serves as IPC general vice-president, and T. Valson Abraham as the IPC general secretary. The organization has about 7,500 churches located in over 25 regions and states around the world. However, the state of Kerala
, India has the greatest number of IPC churches: nearly 4,500 local congregations.
In the late 1920s, K. E. Abraham, P. M. Samuel, K. C. Cherian, T.G.Oommen and others united the various independent Pentecostal churches into a Pentecostal denomination.
K.E. Abraham (1899–1974) became a Pentecostal in 1923, but disagreed with other missionaries mostly from Assemblies of God and founded the Indian Pentecostal Church of God.
The Indian Pentecostal Church of God was registered with the Government of India under the Societies Act XXI of 1860 on 9 December 1935.
P. M. Samuel from Andhra Pradesh
was chosen as the first president, K. C. Cherian as the vice president, and P. T. Chacko as the secretary.
K. C. John has served as the general president from 2006 until the present).
Pentecostalism
Pentecostalism is a diverse and complex movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism in the Holy Spirit, has an eschatological focus, and is an experiential religion. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek...
movement in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, with its headquarters at Hebron, Kumbanad
Kumbanad
Kumbanad is a place in koipuram panchyath Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state, in India. It is a part of Thiruvalla Taluk. It is situated on the Sabarimala pilgrimage route on the Thiruvalla - Kumbazha road . Kumbanad is one of the wealthiest settlement in India...
, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India. The movement was established in 1924 and registered on 9 December 1935 at Eluru
Eluru
Eluru is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of West Godavari district and has a population of 5,15,343 approximately. Eluru is situated on the national highway NH 5 connecting Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam and about east of state...
, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, under the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
.
K. C. John now serves as the IPC general president, Baby Varghese serves as IPC general vice-president, and T. Valson Abraham as the IPC general secretary. The organization has about 7,500 churches located in over 25 regions and states around the world. However, the state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India has the greatest number of IPC churches: nearly 4,500 local congregations.
In the late 1920s, K. E. Abraham, P. M. Samuel, K. C. Cherian, T.G.Oommen and others united the various independent Pentecostal churches into a Pentecostal denomination.
K.E. Abraham (1899–1974) became a Pentecostal in 1923, but disagreed with other missionaries mostly from Assemblies of God and founded the Indian Pentecostal Church of God.
The Indian Pentecostal Church of God was registered with the Government of India under the Societies Act XXI of 1860 on 9 December 1935.
P. M. Samuel from Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
was chosen as the first president, K. C. Cherian as the vice president, and P. T. Chacko as the secretary.
K. C. John has served as the general president from 2006 until the present).
External links
www.ag.org- IPC Derby {Derby Pentecostal Church},Derby, UK
- IPC Ebenezer,Oklahoma City
- IPC Hebron, Oklahoma City
- IPC General Council
- IPC Midwest Region
- IPC Eastern Region
- IPC UK and Ireland Region
- IPC Hebron, Dallas
- IPC Ebenezer, Dallas
- IPC Houston
- IPC Salem
- IPC Shalom
- IPC Kirandul, Chhattisgarh
- IPC Bethany, Bangalore
- IPC Kanjurmarg,Mumbai
- IPC Rehoboth Church Thrikkannamangal
- http://www.ipckolhapur.com/satveda theological college
- Kuwait IPC Church
- Pentecost Voice
- ttp://www.ipcchhatisgarhstate.webs.com