Indian Pentecostal Church of God

The Indian Pentecostal Church of God (IPC)
AbbreviationIPC
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationEvangelicalism
TheologyPentecostal
PolityPresbyterian polity
HeadquartersKumbanad, India
FounderK. E. Abraham
OriginStarted in July 1924 (1924), as 'Thennindia Pentecosthu Daivasabha'
Registered on 9 December 1935 as "The Indian Pentecostal Church of God" at Eluru
Congregations10,000+
Official websitehttps://ipcinternational.live

The Indian Pentecostal Church of God (IPC) is one of the largest Pentecostal Christian Denomination in India.[2] Its organisational headquarters located in Kumbanad, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1924 by K. E. Abraham and colleagues in co-operation with Robert F. Cook.[3] [4] K. E. Abraham started a bible school at his house, which was unnamed until 1932 and then given the name Hebron Bible College, currently known as India Bible College, Kumbanad.[5]

  1. ^ "Home page of Indian Pentecostal Church of God". IPC Home Archived 6 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ "History – Indian Pentecostal Church of God". Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ Burgess, Stanley (2001). "Pentecostalism in India: an overview" (PDF). Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies. 4 (1): 85–98. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  4. ^ Michael Bergunder, The South Indian Pentecostal Movement in the Twentieth Century, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2008, p. 33
  5. ^ Michael Bergunder, The South Indian Pentecostal Movement in the Twentieth Century, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2008, p. 40

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