The General Council of the Assemblies of God of India is a
Pentecostal
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement Christian denomination in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is affiliated with the
World Assemblies of God Fellowship. The headquarters is in
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
,
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
.
History
The General Council of the Assemblies of God of India has its origins in a mission of the
Assemblies of God USA
The Assemblies of God USA (AG), officially the General Council of the Assemblies of God, is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in the United States founded in 1914 during a meeting of white Pentecostal ministers at Hot Springs, Arkansas (with e ...
in
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
in 1915. The council was founded in 1995.
[ Michael Bergunder, ''The South Indian Pentecostal Movement in the Twentieth Century'', Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2008, p. 46] In 2016, it had 5,200 churches.
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
* Trinity Bible College, Kozhikode
* Buntain Theological College, Kolkata
* Karnataka Institute of Theology, Chitradurga, Karnataka
* Antioch Bible Seminary and College, Pondicherry
* A.G. Tamilnadu Bible College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
* Madras Bible College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
* Antioch Biblical Seminary & College, Pondicherry.
* Southwestern India Bible College, Junnar, Maharashtra
* Trinity Bible College, Kanakapillaivalasai, Tamilnadu
See also
*
Christianity in India
Christianity is India's third-largest religion with about 27.8 million adherents, making up 2.3 percent of the population as of the 2011 census. The written records of the Saint Thomas Christians state that Christianity was introduced to th ...
*
History of Pentecostalism in India
Pentecostalism has grown in India since its introduction in the early twentieth century. Several Pentecostal missionaries who had participated in the Azusa Street Revival visited Kerala from 1909 onwards. During the 1920s the missionary Robert F. ...
References
External links
Official Website
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1995 establishments in India
Pentecostalism in India
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
Pentecostal denominations in Asia