K. C. John

K. C. John (born 1947) is a Christian Malayalam orator and author of several Malayalam books. He is the former General President and former General Secretary of The Indian Pentecostal Church of God (IPC), the largest indigenous Pentecostal organisation in India. He is also the founder and chairman of PowerVision TV.

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Background Saint Thomas Christians (Nasrani) Malankara Church (historical) Saint Thomas Christian cross Synod of Diamper Coonan Cross Oath
People Saint Thomas the Apostle Saint Alphonsa Saint Francis Xavier Saint Gonsalo Garcia Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara Saint Mother Teresa Bl.Devasahayam Pillai Mar Sabor and Mar Proth Mar Baselios Eldho Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar Thomas of Cana Ignatius Elias III Mar Gregorios of Parumala Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly Mar Joseph C. Panjikaran Mathews Mar Athanasius Metropolitan Mar Geevarghese Dionysius Abraham Malpan Sadhu Sundar Singh Palackal Thoma Malpan Mar Augustine Kandathil William Carey K. C. John
Denominations Saint Thomas Christian denominations Catholic Syro-Malabar Catholic, Syro-Malankara Catholic, Latin Catholic Oriental Orthodox Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Independent Oriential Orthodox Malabar Independent Syrian Church Church of the East Chaldean Syrian Oriental Protestant Christian Mar Thoma Syrian, St. Thomas Evangelical Protestant denominations Andhra Evangelical Lutheran, Assemblies Jehovah Shammah, Christian Revival Church, Church of North India, Church of South India, Garo Baptist, Indian Brethren, Indian Pentecostal Church of God, Church of God (Full Gospel), North Bank Baptist Christian, Northern Evangelical Lutheran, Presbyterian, The Pentecostal Mission, Seventh-day Adventist, United Evangelical Lutheran
Organisations National Council of Churches in India All India Conference of Indian Christians All India Catholic Union

Early life and education

John was inspired by Edwin Orr to become a born-again believer in 1955.

John completed his schooling at the Government High School, Thalavady and later his graduate degree at U C College, Alwaye, with Physics and Mathematics as his major. He then planned to go into full-time Christian ministry and studied Theology at Shalom Bible Institute, Kottayam and Hebron Bible College, Kumbanad. He went on to study at the Seattle Bible College, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Career

In 1972, he returned to India to lead the Gospel Centre Church at Nedumpuram in Kerala.

John served as the General President of the Pentecostal Young People Association, leading it for several years. Later he served as the State Secretary of the Indian Pentecostal Church of God (IPC) for Kerala for nine years.

John is the founder and chairman of PowerVision TV, India's first indigenous, multilingual, evangelical, Christian television station. Established in 2005, it broadcasts in about 52 countries all over Asia almost every country in the Middle East and in Tibet. It is the only licensed station of its kind in India, featuring original local programming.

John was a guest speaker for the World Pentecostal Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, the World Consultation on Evangelism by Evangelicals at Jerusalem, Israel and GONCIL conference in Durban, South Africa.

Publications

Besides serving as the Chief Editor of The Pentecostal Theology, John has authored several books, including;

• A historical study of the Bible
• Springs in The Desert
• Deep waters of Jordan
• Future of the World
• A Scientific View of God.

More than 800,000 copies of The Church in the Wilderness, an audio teaching series, have been distributed around the world.

External links

• PowerVision TV
• Gospel Center Church
• India Pentecostal Church of God

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