General Council of the Assemblies of God of India
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ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyPentecostal
SuperintendentRev. Paul Thangiah
AssociationsWorld Assemblies of God Fellowship
HeadquartersChennai, India
Origin1995
Congregations5,200
Official websiteassembliesofgod.in

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 is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

History

The General Council of the Assemblies of God of 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.

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
  • Assembly of God Theological Training Centre Jabalpur.
  • Assembly of God English medium School Jabalpur.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 140
  2. ↑ Michael Bergunder, The South Indian Pentecostal Movement in the Twentieth Century, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2008, p. 46
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