THE STORY OF NEW INDIA CHURCH OF GOD INDIA

This organisation was founded in 1976 by two young men called by God, to transform a nation. Today it spans the length and breadth of the entire nation of India. It is the prayer of Pastor R Abraham to see this vision of the nation of India changed by God's unconditional love, becoming a living reality in people’s lives.

The story and journey of Pastor R Abraham's Faith in Christ began in August of 1968 at the age of 15 years, in a Gospel Crusade in Kerala. This is where he accepted Christ as his Lord and Saviour and decided to dedicate his entire life to serving God and fulfilling his God given assignment. In the following years he was educated with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry. The expectation of his Father and family members for him was, after graduating, he would look for a well-paid job. Instead, he heard the call of God upon his life to serve the Lord and decided to give up his job and ambitions of pursuing a secular career in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Pastor R Abraham followed the call of God into full time ministry and this radical decision resulted in the birth of a church movement that spans 26 states of India. His life’s dedication and commitment to go into the ministry has borne fruit as he has faithfully followed the Lord Jesus Christ.

The first step in fulfilling the vision & mission was the establishment of New India Church of God (NICOG) which was co-founded under the leadership of Pastor R Abraham and Pastor V A Thampy in 1976 in Kerala, Southern India. Then in 1980, God called Pastor R Abraham to extend His work into the North of India, so he together with his newly wedded wife Joyce moved to the Capital City of New Delhi. As Pastor R Abraham and Joyce settled in New Delhi, North India it was like a foreign land to them, as they neither understood the language nor the culture. The climate was different along with the food and dress. To make things worse there was also severe persecution of Christians in North India. Despite the opposition God enabled Pastor R Abraham together with Joyce and a team of dedicated Pastors to establish 300 churches within 10 years in Northern India and thus confirming the call of God on their life and ministry.

Fast forwarding to today, New India Church of God (NICOG) has become the fastest growing Pentecostal organization in the nation of India. It has 4700 churches across 26 states out of 28 states of India, 14 Bible Schools, 8 Educational schools, 1 Engineering College, 17 Orphanages, 75 Sewing Schools for destitute women and a Community Development Program in New Delhi “Parvarish”.

With their journey and life story still continuing on, “there is so much left to be done and so many more Lost Souls to reach" says Pastor R Abraham.

The Church Movement of New India Church of God is bigger than Pastor R Abraham – It is a commission and vision from God to lead and empower the Church in India to reach the unreached in the nation of India.