S. Prabhudas: ‘Apostle Paul’ of Andhra

A biography of Late Br. S. Prabhudas of Nandyal, A.P (1922-2010) Br. Prabhudas hailed from the family of Mr. Venkata Reddy of Pulivendula (originally of Balapanur, a hamlet of Pulivendula); a staunch Hindu and a …

Herbert Handley Bird: He Had Wings for Christ

(1795-1853)Herbert Handley Bird was one of the pioneers in the dissemination of the gospel in the Indian subcontinent. He would proudly wear sandwich boards proclaiming the gospel, and was responsible for the salvation of several …

E. P. Varghese: Faithful in the Heavenly Father’s business

(1897-1984) The beginnings The late Br. E.P. Varghese was born in a business family in the year 1897, at Angamally in Ernakulam District of Kerala state in South India. He was born of godly parents …

Lonappan Upadeshi: A Pioneer Missionary at Angamally, Kerala

(1867-1967) “For everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by his power, and everything is for his glory.” ( Romans 11:36) Early Life and Calling T.D. Lonappan alias Thayil Lonappan Upadeshi was born as the …

V. Nagel: A German missionary, who wrote Malayalam Hymns

(1867-1921) Basel Missionary Society that came into being as a result of a pledge taken by a few dedicated Christians in the face of the military threat of Napoleon Bonaparte. A group of pious Christians …

Anthony Norris Groves

The First Brethren Missionary to India (1795-1853) A great spiritual awakening took place in Europe and the British Isles during the early nineteenth century. This revival is now known as the Modern Missionary Movement. The …

MARANATHA – A brief outline on the Second Coming of Christ- Charley John

The second coming of Christ is the hope of the Church of God as well as the world. “He is the desire of all nations” (Hag. 2:7). It is revealed that we might comfort one another and edify one another (1 Thess. 4:18; 5:11). Nevertheless, it is a well-known fact that the truth of the Second Coming has been a veritable battlefield and we have beaten “our ploughshares into swords rather than the opposite” (Joel 3:10; Isa. 2:4).
It is very important that we should “rightly divide the word of truth” and try “the things that differ” (Phil. 1:10 margin).

Jesus Saves !!

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. He came to take away the sins of the whole world. The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life- in Christ Jesus.