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Kerala Christ Church Mission · Pampady, Kerala, India

Our Missions

Through Global Missions International, friends in the United States support the work of Kerala Christ Church Mission — sharing the Gospel, educating children and caring for families since 1979.

  • 20churches and Christian workers
  • ~1,700students in two Crossroads schools
  • 50+children in Children’s Village
  • ~25 millionpeople reached through digital evangelism
Across Kerala

Churches

The goal is simple: to bring people to Jesus and plant new congregations that will, in turn, plant others.

Churches have been planted across Kerala. Each congregation is taught from its very first day that it, too, will plant churches (Acts 1:8).

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A church congregation of all ages gathered outside their small church building among the trees.
A congregation gathered outside their church in Kerala.
A pastor preaches from the front of a church hall to a full congregation.
Sunday worship and teaching
Men and women of the worship team sing into microphones during a service.
Leading worship together
A large, joyful group of church members raising their hands for a group photo.
A church family celebrates

How a new church is planted

  1. Community surveyUnchurched areas are surveyed for need and interest, and home Bible studies begin.
  2. A temporary meeting placeA space is rented for Bible study, preaching and worship until a permanent building is ready.
  3. BuildingA building is constructed — usually seating about 200, with an apartment for the pastor — funded by the mother church in India and sponsoring churches in the United States.
  4. SupportIn villages, land and construction average about $25,000, and a pastor’s support is about $200 a month.
  5. ReproductionFrom its first day, each congregation is taught to plant churches itself.
  6. Leader trainingExperienced “cluster leaders” meet regularly with four or five newer pastors to encourage their growth.
Where it all began

John Gabriel India Mission

One young man’s journey of faith became a mission that has touched thousands of lives.

John Gabriel left Kerala for America in 1963, at 21. A high school student, Gary Buck, invited him to church in Arcata, California — an invitation that changed the direction of his life. Before returning to India in 1966, John asked Pastor Doyle Farnsworth about starting a church. He was told he first needed to become a Christian himself — and John accepted Jesus as his Savior. He later studied at Boise Bible College.

The first congregation met in a member’s home. Missionaries and teachers from the United States helped train leaders. The Pampady congregation opened its first building in 1983, and the Gabriels started Crossroads English School soon after. Children’s Village has cared for destitute children since 2003.

Gary Buck and his wife Judy saw the work in India for the first time in 2015.

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Black-and-white newspaper photo of a young John Gabriel and his friend Gary Buck standing side by side in 1964.
John Gabriel (age 21) and Gary Buck became close friends, as seen in this 1964 photo.
Black-and-white newspaper photo of John Gabriel sitting in front of the Taj Mahal.
John Gabriel in front of the Taj Mahal, from a 1969 newspaper report.
Since 1984 · Pampady

Crossroads English School

Founded by John and Kunjamma Gabriel, Crossroads began with 32 pre-kindergarten children. Today nearly 1,700 students learn in two Crossroads schools.

The schools aim for academic and moral excellence, Christian values and good citizenship. Almost all graduates go on to higher education, and two pastors help coordinate religious and moral teaching.

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Four smiling Crossroads students in their school uniforms, arms around each other.
Crossroads students
Four young girls in blue and white uniforms smile at the camera.
Our youngest learners
The school band marches in red and white uniforms, led by a drum major.
The Crossroads band
A group of older boys in uniform pose happily together beside the sports field.
Friends on the sports field

Visiting teachers welcome

Crossroads welcomes short-term and full-year visiting teachers and teacher-trainees, with lodging and meals on campus. Areas of need include English pronunciation, the sciences, writing, drama and poetry, and songs and stories for young children.

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Since 2003 · Pampady

Children’s Village

A loving home that gives destitute children food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, education and Christian care.

Children come to the Village after losing parents, being abandoned, or facing severe poverty or violence at home. They live in family-style homes, each led by a “mother” who cares for a small group. Many staff were once destitute themselves. The Village is led by a director trained in social work. Former residents have finished school, gone on to college or returned to their families.

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Two young girls laughing with an older girl as they sit together on the grass.
Laughter and friendship at the Village
Boys sit on the grass, laughing and talking together.
Brothers in the boys’ home
A big group of children and their carers wave and cheer for the camera outside.
One big family
Boys play a game together on the lawn.
Games on the lawn

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Digital Evangelism

Through digital evangelism, the mission shares the Gospel online and through media, with a reported reach of about 25 million people in India and Sri Lanka.

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Community outreach: workshops, rural medical camps, wells, homes and educational scholarships — thousands of underprivileged children have been educated.

Help keep this work strong

Selah Senior Living is designed to earn local income so these ministries can continue for generations.

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