APOSTOLIC VISION FOR CHURCH PLANTING
Kolar District -KGF, Bangarapet, Bethmangala, Mulbaga, Malur, Hoskote, Gowribidnur & Bangalore
From 1978 – In Bangalore the vision spread to the town of Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) a small mining town, the place where I was born.
Then it went on to Kolar, Malur, Chikreguntar, Bangarapet, Mandya, Arsekere, Srirangaptna, Narasipura, Gowribidanur, Yellanka & Nagawarapalya.
Lastly to Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh with Rev. Hamilton Tully. (The birthplace of my wife).
The gospel has also been taken to the regions beyond India.
All glory and honour to our lord and Saviour-Jesus Christ for the Churches that have been planted and the many souls that have been saved.
EVANGEL TABERNACLE – KGF
Pioneer Pastor
Rev. Martin Price
Pastor Price was saved along with his family at Evangel Assembly / Bangalore in 1980 February, he then started his ministry in KGF and held an open air crusade. Many souls were saved and brought into the church.
In 1993 Pastor Price and his family migrated to Canada and Pastor. J.D. Monte took over the church.
Pastor C.J. D’Monte
CALVARY ASSEMBLY – KGF
I was born and brought up in a Hindu family. In 1982, 14th July, I accepted Jesus as my personal saviour, under the leadership of Pastor Martin Price.
May 1st 1985, at the age of twenty years, Rev. Lincoln came to my house and laid his hand upon me and dedicated me as a Pastor.
Thus Calvary Assembly started in a 18/19 room, with 9 young people. We now have more than 2000 people attending. Praise to the living God!
Pastor K. John
SHARON ASSEMBLY – KGF
Born in Pentecostal family, I accepted Jesus as my lord and was baptized in 1970.
On 1977 January the Lord called me in to a pastoral ministry. Sharon Assembly was started, we have hundreds of members attending. By the grace of God we have village ministries and we issue free medical assistance along with the gospel to the village people.
Pastor Ponneraj.
BETHANY ASSEMBLY – KGF
The Lord called me out to start a church in 1977 with about eight people. Now we praise God that we have hundreds of people.
Mondays and Thursdays we do village ministry. We have many village people where we go and minister on a regular basis. Praise the Lord for every opportunity we have to serve Him. Please do pray for me, my family and the ministry.
Rev. HENRY
GRACE ASSEMBLY – KGF
Born into a Pentecostal family I accepted the Lord into my life in 1980 January.
My father was an evangelist for thirty three years. In the year 1984 April he died in an accident. It was at the funeral service I dedicated myself into the ministry of the Lord And for seven years I started preparing myself.
Rev. Lincoln Suares prayed and released me as a full time pastor on July 1988, since then on I have been working for the Lord. We have satellite churches in Kolar, Bangarapet and Arsekere.
Rev. Frank D. Aaron
GETHSEMANE ASSEMBLY – KGF
In the year 1957 I was baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit.
I was from a staunch Catholic home, but I praise God for changing my life. In obedience to God’s call, I dedicated myself to the ministry in 1989, with just four or five families. As the years have gone by, the Lord added more and more souls, we now have many people in the church.
Rev. S.A. Peter
REDEEMERS ASSEMBLY – KGF
The church was started in January 1992, after my father the late Rev. D. Francis expired in 2001, being the eldest in the family, I took over, along with my mother. The Lord is so good to us.
Pastor Charles Francis
FAITH TABERNACLE KOLAR
I was born and brought up in a Christian family, the Lord saved and baptized me in 1987. In 1994 I started a church called Faith Tabernacle in the City of Kolar, there are many members in the Church.
Israel A. Rajan.
EMMANUEL ASSEMBLY – ARSEKERE
In the year 1993, I was saved and baptized and felt the Lord leading me to start a church in Arsekere. In 1996, Pastor Aaron introduced me to Rev.Lincoln Suares and he prayed and released me as the Pastor of Emmanuel Assembly.
We have regular services on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, other days we go out and minister in the villages (out reach programme).
Pastor M. Sundaraj
CALVARY ASSEMBLY – MANDYA
God called me out from an orthodox Hindu family into His marvelous light. In 1996 I was saved in Bethany Assembly, then I joined DTC Bible College. After graduating I pioneered a church, its growing and we have many people attending the services.
Pastor Solomon
NEW COVENANT CHURCH
VIJAYAWADA – AP
Born and raised in a Catholic family, I was saved under the ministry of Pastor Lincoln Suares in 1982, while on a holiday in Bangalore for two months. Then I went back to Vijaywada to Bible college for three years and resigned my job from the police department. We now have many village churches and city churches. Once a year all the churches gather together when and we have about thousands of people worshipping the Lord. All the glory to Jesus.
Rev. Hamilton Tully
NAGAWARAPALYA
I praise God for the church building that was constructed and dedicated by Rev. J. Angliss.
Pastor Pramod
NARASIPURA
I come from a Hindu family and received Jesus Christ as my Lord and saviour in 1994.
The Lord called me into full time ministry in 2002, and I pioneered a Kannada Church at Narasipura, Mysore district. We have many members along with my family.
Pastor Surendra Gowda
GOWRIBIDANUR….All Peoples Church.
In the year 1998, I started a Kannada Church at Gowribidanur, with just a few members.
Praise God we have many members and many villages, where we have our out-reach ministry.
