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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Pentecostal denomination</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about The Pentecostal Mission/New Testament Church (NTC)(20th century). For the century Pentecostal Mission holiness denomination, see <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Nazarene" title="Church of the Nazarene">Church of the Nazarene</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width: 24em;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;">The Pentecostal Mission</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span class="nickname"><b><span title="Malayalam-language text"><span lang="ml">ദി പെന്തിക്കോസ്ത് മിഷൻ <br /> பெந்தேகோஸ்தே மிஷன் <br /> පෙන්තකොස්ත සභාව</span></span></b></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">CPM / TPM</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Classification</th><td class="infobox-data">Christianity</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Orientation</th><td class="infobox-data">Protestant</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Religious_text" title="Religious text">Scripture</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Bible</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Theology</th><td class="infobox-data">Arminianism</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ecclesiastical_polity" title="Ecclesiastical polity">Polity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Episcopal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ecclesiastical_polity" title="Ecclesiastical polity">Governance</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Centralized leadership</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Structure</th><td class="infobox-data">Hierarchical</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Chief Pastor</th><td class="infobox-data">Pastor Abraham Mathew (current)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Deputy Chief Pastor</th><td class="infobox-data">Pastor M.T. Thomas</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Associate/ Deputy Chief Pastor</th><td class="infobox-data">Pastor G.J. Jeyam</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data">Pastor Paul Ramankutty</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">International Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">irumbuliyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Region</th><td class="infobox-data">Worldwide</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Liturgy</th><td class="infobox-data">Pentecostal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">Irumbuliyur, Chennai, India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data">1923 <br />Sri Lanka</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Congregations</th><td class="infobox-data">3,000+</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">10,000,000+</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Other name(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Ceylon Pentecostal Mission (CPM), Universal Pentecostal church , New Testament Church</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Publications</th><td class="infobox-data">Voice of Pentecost (in english)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Pentecostal Mission</b> (TPM), also known as <b>New Testament Church</b> (NTC) in the United States and <b>Universal Pentecostal Church</b> (UPC) in the United Kingdom, is a <a href="/wiki/Pentecostalism" title="Pentecostalism">Pentecostal</a> denomination established in 1923 in <a href="/wiki/Colombo" title="Colombo">Colombo</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Ceylon" title="British Ceylon">British Ceylon</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>). Its global headquarters is located in Irumbuliyur, <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. The organization operates churches in over 75 countries under various names and has more than 2,000 places of worship worldwide. Formerly called the Ceylon Pentecostal Mission (CPM), the denomination has grown to include millions of members.<sup id="cite_ref-OCallaghan_2018_l640_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OCallaghan_2018_l640-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tan-Chow_2016_p._18_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tan-Chow_2016_p._18-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Anderson_2004_p._127_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anderson_2004_p._127-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Anon._s766_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anon._s766-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pentecostal_Mission&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pastor_Paul_Ramankutty_(Founder_of_Ceylon_Pentecostal_Mission).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Pastor_Paul_Ramankutty_%28Founder_of_Ceylon_Pentecostal_Mission%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="182" height="200" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="182" data-file-height="200" /></a><figcaption>Pastor Paul Ramankutty </figcaption></figure> <p>The church was founded by Pastor Paul Ramankutty, who was born to <a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindu</a> parents in <a href="/wiki/Engandiyur" title="Engandiyur">Engandiyur</a>, a village in present-day <a href="/wiki/Thrissur_district" title="Thrissur district">Thrissur district</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, India. </p><p>While in Ceylon, at the age of 18, he became a Christian. Later, he felt a strong call and began to preach and share the gospel. In 1923 he founded the church with the name Ceylon Pentecostal Mission. </p><p>Later, due to the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war" title="Sri Lankan civil war">Sri Lankan Civil War</a>, all Indian assignments which were called <i>CPM</i> (<i>Ceylon Pentecostal Mission<u>)</u></i> were changed to <i>TPM</i> (<i>The Pentecostal Mission</i>). CPM headquarters is at <i><a href="/wiki/Mattakkuliya" title="Mattakkuliya">Mattakkuliya</a></i> in Colombo and TPM headquarters is at Chennai. But for all purposes, TPM church is known as both CPM and TPM interchangeably in many parts of the World. <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="School">School</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pentecostal_Mission&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: School"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The congregation in Sri Lanka operates a school for secular studies known as <b>C.P.M Faith School in <a href="/wiki/Wattala" title="Wattala">Wattala</a> in <a href="/wiki/Colombo" title="Colombo">Colombo</a></b>. There is also Faith school known as Christian school in Yonkers, New York and in Newark, New Jersey. There is also one Christian school in Africa. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Church_leadership">Church leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pentecostal_Mission&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Church leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The church is led by a Chief Pastor (currently Pastor Abraham Mathew). In addition, there is a Deputy Chief Pastor (currently Pastor M.T. Thomas) and an Associate Deputy Chief Pastor (currently Pastor G. Jeyam). </p><p>In the United States, most of the church work was pioneered by the late Pastor Don M Spiers, who had previously worked closely with <a href="/wiki/Oral_Roberts" title="Oral Roberts">Oral Roberts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pastor Gregg Wilson now heads the work in USA and countries around the USA. He is assisted by the sister-in-charge, Sister Lisa Billow. </p><p>Full-time ministers are expected to practice an ascetic lifestyle including celibacy, obedience to the elder pastors, and communal living (including disposal of private possessions) in faith homes.TPM churches are run by full-time ministers who are celibate and predominantly single. Married couples who enter full-time ministry must become celibate and may be sent to different locations by the TPM leadership if they so choose. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Church_names">Church names</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pentecostal_Mission&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Church names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In other parts of the world, the church is known by the following names: </p> <ul><li><b>The Pentecostal Mission (TPM)</b> – <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> (International HQ in Irumbuliyur <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>)</li> <li><b>Ceylon Pentecostal Mission</b> <b>(CPM)</b> – <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> (2nd International HQ in <a href="/wiki/Mattakkuliya" title="Mattakkuliya">Mattakkuliya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>)</li> <li><b>New Testament Church (NTC)</b> – <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> (HQ in Newark, New Jersey)</li> <li>Universal Pentecostal Church (UPC) – Great Britain (HQ in Brixton, London)</li> <li>Eglise de Pentecote Primitive – France</li> <li>Grace New Covenant Pentecostal Church – Canada</li> <li>New Testament Church – Trinidad & Tobago</li> <li>Iglesia Communion Cristiana – Puerto Rico</li> <li>Iglesia Communion Cristiana – Dominican Republic</li> <li>New Testament Church – Sierra Leone</li> <li>New Covenant Pentecostal Church – Australia</li> <li>New Testament Church – New Zealand</li> <li>New Testament Church– Papua New Guinea</li> <li>New Testament Church – Nepal</li> <li>New Covenant Pentecostal Church – Fiji</li> <li>Iglesia del Nueva Testamento – Mexico</li> <li>Iglesia Communion Cristiana – El Salvador</li> <li>Iglesia Communion Cristiana – Costa Rica</li> <li>New Testament Church – Kenya</li> <li>Christliche Gnaden Gemeinde – Switzerland</li> <li>Neue Testament Kirche – Germany</li> <li>The Universal Pentecostal Church – Nigeria</li> <li>Pentecostal Church of Malaysia</li> <li>Pentecostal Church of Singapore</li> <li>New Testament Church – Middle East (Dubai, UAE)</li> <li>New Testament Pentecostal Mission – Uganda</li> <li>New Covenant Pentecostal Church – Philippines</li> <li>Universal Pentecostal Church – Hong Kong</li> <li>New Testament Mission – Cyprus</li> <li>Deeper Truth Pentecostal Mission – Ghana</li> <li>Iglesia Communion Cristiana – Colombia</li> <li>Iglesia Del Nuevo Testamento – Democratic Republic of the Congo</li> <li>Eglise Universelle De Pentecote Primitive – Republic of the Congo</li> <li>New Testament Ministries – Malawi</li> <li>New Covenant Mission – Tanzania</li> <li>Eglise Pentecostiste Lagrace – Togo</li> <li>New Testament Church – Abu Dhabi( UAE Capital City)</li> <li>New Testament Church – Oman</li> <li>New Testament Church – Bahrain</li> <li>New Testament Church – Qatar</li> <li>New Testament Church – Kuwait</li> <li>Ny Testamente Menighed – Denmark</li> <li>Universal Pentecostal Church – Republic Of Ireland</li> <li>Chiesa del Nuovo Testamento – Italy</li></ul> <p><b>Other Branches</b> </p> <ul><li>Brazil</li> <li>Ecuador</li> <li>Zambia</li> <li>Rwanda</li> <li>Guinea</li> <li>Zimbabwe</li> <li>Cameroon</li> <li>Mauritius</li> <li>Jamaica</li> <li>Seychelles</li> <li>Haiti</li> <li>Guadeloupe</li> <li>Nicaragua</li> <li>South Africa</li> <li>Gambia</li> <li>Ivory Coast</li> <li>Honduras</li> <li>Abu Dhabi</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Doctrines_and_teachings">Doctrines and teachings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pentecostal_Mission&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Doctrines and teachings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The doctrines of the church broadly align with <a href="/wiki/Trinitarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Trinitarian">trinitarian</a> <a href="/wiki/Pentecostalism" title="Pentecostalism">Pentecostalism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The doctrines of the church include: Trinity, New Birth, Water Baptism , Baptism of the Holy Spirit as evidenced by speaking in unknown tongues, Separation , Divine Healing, Entire Sanctification (of the Body, Soul and Spirit), Overcoming Life, Consecrated Ministry, Rapture, Tribulation and Great Tribulation, Resurrection, The Millennial Reign, The Great White Throne Judgement, and Eternity. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Magazine_ministry">Magazine ministry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/The_Pentecostal_Mission" title="Special:EditPage/The Pentecostal Mission">improve this section</a> by <a 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Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Magazines are produced in several languages. The English language magazine published in India is called <i>The Voice of Pentecost</i>. <i>Pilgrim's Journal</i> is published and printed in the USA. Other English language magazines are <i>Pentecostal Messenger</i> from Malaysia, <i>The Youth Herald</i> from Singapore, <i>Power Divine</i> from Sri Lanka, and <i>Trumpet of the Lord</i> from the UK. </p><p>Church Magazines are being published in more than forty Indian languages and other foreign languages. Malayalam magazine <i>Pentecost</i> is one of the oldest Pentecostal magazines from Kerala. A Hindi edition of <i>Pentecost Ki Wani</i> published from New Delhi, a Tamil edition named Pentecost in <i>Peroli</i> from Irumbuliyur (Chennai), <i>Pentecost-Chi Vaani</i> from Mumbai, "Kadavari varshapu dwani" from Hyderabad, and <i>Pentecost Da Sneha</i> from Dhariwal (Punjab) are also produced </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_Leading_Chief_Pastors">Current Leading Chief Pastors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pentecostal_Mission&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Current Leading Chief Pastors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Pastor Abraham Mathew (Chief Pastor) 2018–present</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Pastor M.T Thomas (Deputy Chief Pastor) 2018–present</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Pastor G. Jeyam (Associate Deputy Chief Pastor) 2014–present</i></li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Current Leading Chief Pastors </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Photo </th> <th>Name </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td>Pastor. Sunil Abraham Mathew <p>Chief Pastor </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td>Pastor. M. T. Thomas <p>Deputy Chief Pastor </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>Pastor. G. J. Jeyam <p>Associate Deputy Chief Pastor </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_late_Chief_Pastors">List of late Chief Pastors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pentecostal_Mission&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: List of late Chief Pastors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor Paul Ramankutty (Founder and Chief Pastor) 1923–1945</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor Alwin R. de Alwis 1945–1962</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor Freddy Paul 1962–1973</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor A. C. Thomas 1973–1976</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor Jacob Ratnasingham 1976–1990</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor V. G. Samuel 1990–1991</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor H. Ernest Paul 1991–1994</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor C. K. Lazarus 1994–1999</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor P. M. Thomas 1999–2001</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor T. U. Thomas 2001–2006</i></li> <li><i>Late Pastor Wilson Joseph 2006–2014</i></li> <li><i>Late Pastor Wesley Peter 2014–2015</i></li> <li><i>Late Pastor Stephan Natarajan 2015–2018</i></li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7"><b>List of late Chief Pastors</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>No.</b> </td> <td><b>Portrait</b> </td> <td><b>Name</b> </td> <td><b>Term</b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>Deputy Chief Pastor</b> </td> <td><b>Associate/ Deputy Chief Pastor</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1. </td> <td> </td> <td>Pastor Paul Ramankutty <p>1880–1945 </p><p><b>Founder & First Chief Pastor</b> </p> </td> <td>1923 – 1945 July 4 </td> <td> </td> <td>Pastor Alwin R. De Alwis </td> <td>Pastor Freddy Paul </td></tr> <tr> <td>2. </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Late_Associate/_Deputy_Chief_Pastors"><span id="Late_Associate.2F_Deputy_Chief_Pastors"></span>Late Associate/ Deputy Chief Pastors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pentecostal_Mission&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Late Associate/ Deputy Chief Pastors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor C. John (Deputy Chief Pastor 1973-1977)</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor S.B. Earnest (Deputy Chief Pastor 1976-1987)</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor Philip Chandapillai (Associate Deputy Chief Pastor 1977-1984)</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor T. Geevarghese (Associate Deputy Chief Pastor 1984-1986)</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor Don M. Spiers (Associate Deputy Chief Pastor 1987-2004)</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Late Pastor Joy Fitch (Associate Deputy Chief Pastor 2006-2011)</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pentecostal_Mission&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-OCallaghan_2018_l640-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-OCallaghan_2018_l640_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFO'Callaghan2018" class="citation web cs1">O'Callaghan, Laura (10 November 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1043484/Christian-persecution-christianity-India-Hindu-radical-attack">"Christianity Crackdown: Huge crowd of 100 attacks prayer meeting"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Express" title="Daily Express">Daily Express</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Protestantism_in_India" title="Protestantism in India">Protestant</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran">Lutheran</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church">Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcot_Lutheran_Church" title="Arcot Lutheran Church">Arcot Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodo_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church">Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Madhya_Pradesh" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh">Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_the_Himalayan_States" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States">Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gossner_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Chotanagpur_and_Assam" title="Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam">Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="India Evangelical Lutheran Church">India Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeypore_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church">Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church">Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Andhra_Lutheran_Church" title="South Andhra Lutheran Church">South Andhra Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church">Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Evangelical_Lutheran_Churches_in_India" title="United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India">United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Calvinism" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvinism">Reformed</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Congregational_Church_in_India" title="Congregational Church in India">Congregational Church in India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Maraland" title="Evangelical Church of Maraland">Evangelical Church of Maraland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_Presbyterian_Church,_Kalimpong" title="Free Presbyterian Church, Kalimpong">Free Presbyterian Church, Kalimpong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_India" title="Presbyterian Church of India">Presbyterian Church of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Free_Church_of_Central_India" title="Presbyterian Free Church of Central India">Presbyterian Free Church of Central India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Presbyterian_Church_North_East_India" title="Reformed Presbyterian Church North East India">Reformed Presbyterian Church North East India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Presbyterian_Church_of_India" title="Reformed Presbyterian Church of India">Reformed Presbyterian Church of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_India_Reformed_Churches" title="South India Reformed Churches">South India Reformed Churches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Church_of_Northern_India_%E2%80%93_Presbyterian_Synod" title="United Church of Northern India – Presbyterian Synod">United Church of Northern India – Presbyterian Synod</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anglican" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglican">Anglican</a>/United</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_North_India" title="Church of North India">Church of North India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_South_India" title="Church of South India">Church of South India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Baptist_denominations_in_India" title="List of Baptist denominations in India">Baptist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Church_of_Mizoram" title="Baptist Church of Mizoram">Baptist Church of Mizoram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptist_Union_of_North_India" title="Baptist Union of North India">Baptist Union of North India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Orissa_Bihar_Baptist_Convention" title="Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention">Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boro_Baptist_Church_Association" title="Boro Baptist Church Association">Boro Baptist Church Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boro_Baptist_Convention" title="Boro Baptist Convention">Boro Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convention_of_Baptist_Churches_of_Northern_Circars" title="Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars">Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Baptist_Churches_in_Northeast_India" title="Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India">Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India</a></li> <li>(<a href="/wiki/Arunachal_Baptist_Church_Council" title="Arunachal Baptist Church Council">Arunachal Baptist Church Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assam_Baptist_Convention" title="Assam Baptist Convention">Assam Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garo_Baptist_Convention" title="Garo Baptist Convention">Garo Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karbi-Anglong_Baptist_Convention" title="Karbi-Anglong Baptist Convention">Karbi-Anglong Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manipur_Baptist_Convention" title="Manipur Baptist Convention">Manipur Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagaland_Baptist_Church_Council" title="Nagaland Baptist Church Council">Nagaland Baptist Church Council</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Baptist_Convention" title="Evangelical Baptist Convention">Evangelical Baptist Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mising_Baptist_Kebang" title="Mising Baptist Kebang">Mising Baptist Kebang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Bank_Baptist_Christian_Association" title="North Bank Baptist Christian Association">North Bank Baptist Christian Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orissa_Baptist_Evangelistic_Crusade" title="Orissa Baptist Evangelistic Crusade">Orissa Baptist Evangelistic Crusade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samavesam_of_Telugu_Baptist_Churches" title="Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches">Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telugu_Baptist_Church_Council" title="Telugu Baptist Church Council">Telugu Baptist Church Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tripura_Baptist_Christian_Union" title="Tripura Baptist Christian Union">Tripura Baptist Christian Union</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pentecostal" class="mw-redirect" title="Pentecostal">Pentecostal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assemblies_of_God_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Assemblies of God in India">Assemblies of God in India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Congregation_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian Congregation in India">Christian Congregation in India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Revival_Church" title="Christian Revival Church">Christian Revival Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manna_Full_Gospel_Churches" title="Manna Full Gospel Churches">Manna Full Gospel Churches</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Pentecostal Mission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Pentecostal_Church_of_God" title="Indian Pentecostal Church of God">Indian Pentecostal Church of God</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pentecostal_Maranatha_Gospel_Church" title="Pentecostal Maranatha Gospel Church">Pentecostal Maranatha Gospel Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Adventist" class="mw-redirect" title="Adventist">Adventist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_India_Christian_Council" title="All India Christian Council">All India Christian Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church%27s_Auxiliary_for_Social_Action" title="Church's Auxiliary for Social Action">Church's Auxiliary for Social Action</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Churches_in_India" title="National Council of Churches in India">National Council of Churches in India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_India" title="Christianity in India">Christianity in India</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Assam" title="Christianity in Assam">Assam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Jharkhand" title="Christianity in Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Karnataka" title="Christianity in Karnataka">Karnataka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Maharashtra" title="Christianity in Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Manipur" title="Christianity in Manipur">Manipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Meghalaya" title="Christianity in Meghalaya">Meghalaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Mizoram" title="Christianity in Mizoram">Mizoram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Nagaland" title="Christianity in Nagaland">Nagaland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Odisha" title="Christianity in Odisha">Odisha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Tamil_Nadu" title="Christianity in Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations_in_Northeast_India" title="List of Christian denominations in Northeast India">List of Christian denominations in Northeast India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malankara_Church" title="Malankara Church">Malankara Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Thomas_Christians" title="Saint Thomas Christians">Saint Thomas Christians</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Christian_denominations_in_India" title="Category:Christian denominations in India">Category</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="←_British_Ceylon_period_topics_→" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" 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Commission</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soulbury_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Soulbury Constitution">Soulbury Constitution</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Capital of Sri Lanka">Capital city</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legislature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Ceylon" title="Legislative Council of Ceylon">Legislative Council of Ceylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Council_of_Ceylon" title="State Council of Ceylon">State Council of Ceylon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Judiciary of Sri Lanka">Judiciary</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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