New Life Assembly of God explained

New Life Assembly of God
Location:Chennai
Country:India
Denomination:Assemblies of God
Churchmanship:Evangelicalism, Pentecostalism
Attendance:35000
Website:nlag.in
Founder:David Mohan
Seniorpastor:David Mohan

New Life Assembly of God is an evangelical megachurch affiliated with Assemblies of God, in Chennai, India, current Pentecostal. The senior pastor of this community is David Mohan. In 2020, the attendance is 35000 people.

History

The church was founded in 1973 by Pastor David Mohan.[1] In 1999, the church added a service in English, led by Pastor Chadwick Mohan, the son of Pastor David.[2] In 2004, attendance reached 30,000 people.[3] In 2011, it hosted the International Congress of the Assemblies of God.[4] In 2016, NLAG hosted the Centenary of the Indian Assembly of God in YMCA ground with World leaders, Evangelists, Missionaries.[5] In 2020, the Church had 35000 permanent members and 100,000 non permanent members. [6]

Outreach

The church has medical sponsorship activities in the surrounding rural villages of Chennai.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Michael Bergunder, The South Indian Pentecostal Movement in the Twentieth Century, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2008, page 70
  2. Warren Bird, INDIA: LEARNING FROM NEW LIFE, outreachmagazine.com, USA, 6 January 2016
  3. Surojit Chatterjee, Christian Leaders Gather in Chennai to Dedicate the Largest Assembly of God Church, christiantoday.com, USA, 8 May 2004
  4. News Desk, World Assemblies of God Congress begins in Chennai on Feb 6, christianmessenger.in, India, February 3, 2011
  5. Assembly of God, KRISTIN WILEMAN SHELDON, https://news.ag.org/news/assemblies-of-god-in-india-celebrates-centennial, June 22, 2016
  6. http://www.christiantoday.com/article/christian.leaders.gather.in.chennai.to.dedicate.the.largest.assembly.of.god.church/777.htm Christian Leaders Gather in Chennai to Dedicate the Largest Assembly of God Church
  7. Paul M. Collins, Context, Culture and Worship: The Quest for "Indian-ness", ISPCK, India, 2006, page 138