TRIBAL MINISTRY
India has one of the largest tribal population in the
world. More than
7% of the total
population are Tribals. We have about 430 tribal
groups having almost
1700 tribal
languages. Forty percent of our churches in
North India are among the various
tribal
groups in the states of Orissa,
Assam, West Bengal, Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Arunachal,
border areas of Bhutan Sikkirn and also in Nepal. People are turning
to the Lord in large
numbers. Towards this ‘Tribal Missions India’ has been set up as a
separate wing under
IPCNR to present the claims of Christ to the Tribals of India and
promote their wholistic
development.
TRIBAL BIBLE TRAINING CENTRES
New congregations specially in these tribal areas are increasing day
by day thus requiring more workers and also resources to train and
support them. Towards this we are imparting short term training to our
tribal believers at Bhubaneshwar, Siiguri and Tezpur. Those trained
are being placed either to give leadership to the new congregations or
to pioneer new fields in these Tribal areas.
BETHEL BIBLE INSTITUTE
In 1968, to cater to
the need for laborers
for the mushrooming congregations in North
India, Bethel Bible Institute was established at New Delhi. Most of
the present ministers working in Northern Region have been trained in
this Institute. There are plans to develop the Institute into a more
comprehensive training centre in the coming days.
PYPA NORTHERN REGION
The PYPA NR is sustained with the
vision of ‘Saved to serve’. It is towards attaining this goal that
local PYPA units are functioning and also zonal and regional camps are
held. The purpose of these activities is to motivate our youth to be
effective witnesses for the Lord wherever they are.
INDIAN PENTECOSTAL WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION
The purpose of this wing is to equip the sisters of the IPCNR churches
to be dynamic
witnesses for the Lord. Through this movement the women are being
channelised to become a powerful prayer force. Periodic meetings are
held during which sisters facilitated to be good witnesses for the
Lord both in word and deed.
IPC
NR SUNDAY SCHOOL
To
cater to the school going children of our churches, Sunday schools are
functioning in every local church. We have printed text cum work books
for the students from class I to IX. Along
with periodic activities for these children they are nurtured in the
fear of the Lord.
