Kingdom Living looks like faithfully investing time in people.
Read below about three initiatives in GCI India for examples of this type of investment.
Bible Study Fellowship in Bachupally
The GCI India Hyderabad congregation continues to extend pastoral care and spiritual nourishment beyond the church premises. A group of four families residing in Bachupally, a distant part of the city, have been receiving monthly Bible study and fellowship visits from Pastor Praveen Chinta.
These gatherings include 12 adults and children. They are held in rotation at each family’s home. The meetings are filled with joyful participation, heartfelt worship, and deep reflection on God’s Word. The families have expressed how much they miss regular fellowship with the larger congregation but are thankful for this opportunity to grow together in faith and unity.
Through these monthly visits, GCI India continues to nurture spiritual growth and strengthen the bonds of Christian fellowship, ensuring that distance never separates God’s people from his love or his word. The church is prayerfully hopeful that this small fellowship in Bachupally will continue to grow and, in time, become a thriving GCI congregation serving that part of the city.
Equipping for the Lord’s Harvest
Grace Communion Church Hyderabad, in partnership with RHEMA Glob-al, joyfully completed its 53-day Pastoral Training School held from June 2 to July 25.
The participants graduated, equipped with foundational theological education, pastoral care, and missional training to serve the Lord and his people.
Pastor Praveen, who coordinated the training, expressed heartfelt thanks to GCI India for their generous support and encouragement throughout the program. The Lord said, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” Matthew 9:37. Let us continue to pray for these new laborers as they go forth to serve in the vineyard of the Lord!
Ecumenical Equipping in Vijayawada
Pastor Praveen has begun volunteering his time equipping co-laborers in Vijayawada. Though many of them have not received formal pastoral training, they are faithfully ministering in their local churches (non-GCI). They show a deep hunger to learn more about Scripture, theology, missional living, and pastoral care.
On October 10, 25 participants attended the first class. Pastor Praveen taught on Bible Study Methods and Rules of Interpretation through the Lord’s Prayer, while Pastor Moorthy from Guntur helped translate into Telugu. The students participated with great enthusiasm and a genuine thirst for the word of God, deeply encouraging the teaching team.
Your prayers are requested for the continued success of this training, that it may strengthen churches in the region and raise up more faithful leaders for the kingdom.
As GCI India continues to live out its motto “Be Blessed and Become a Blessing,” this initiative stands as a testimony to God’s ongoing work in equipping his people and spreading the light of the gospel in local communities.
