General Council of the Assemblies of God of India
The General Council of the Assemblies of God of India is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in India. It is affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship. The headquarters in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Pentecostal |
| Moderator | Rev. Dr. David Mohan |
| Associations | World Assemblies of God Fellowship |
| Headquarters | Chennai, India |
| Origin | 1995 |
| Congregations | 5,200 |
| Official website | assembliesofgod |
History
The General Council of the Assemblies of God India has its origins in a mission of the Assemblies of God USA in Chennai in 1915. [1] The council was founded in 1995.[2] In 2016, it had 5,200 churches.
Assemblies of God Kerala Leaders,
Late. Pastor A C Samuel, Pastor. C Kunjumman, Pastor. P D Johnson, Pastor.T J Samuel, Pastor.P S Philip [3]
Bible Colleges and schools
Bible Colleges and schools affiliated with the Assemblies of God India:
- Centre for Global Leadership Development, Bangalore, Karnataka
- Southern Asia Bible College
- Global School of Open Learning
- Global School of Counselling
- Global School of Media, Arts and Communication
- Bethel Bible College, Punalur, Kerala
- Buntain Theological College, Kolkata
- Karnataka Institute of Theology, Chitradurga, Karnataka
- Antioch Bible College, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu
- A.G. Tamilnadu Bible College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Madras Bible College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Southwestern India Bible College, Junnar, Maharashtra
- Trinity Bible College, Valasai, Andhra Pradesh
References
- Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 140
- Michael Bergunder, The South Indian Pentecostal Movement in the Twentieth Century, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2008, p. 46
- Kristin Wileman, ASSEMBLIES OF GOD IN INDIA CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL, news.ag.org, USA, June 22, 2016
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