India at a glance

  • India, a secular and democratic country, is standing with population of 1.2 billion; the second largest populated country in the world, next to China.
  • Largest parliamentary and secular democracy in the world
  • Fundamental freedom and secular rights guaranteed by the constitution.
  • Free Press. A secular state.
  • he nation has given birth to four major religions of the world namely, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.

The Mission and the Need

  • There are 3000 casts and sub-casts. 50% of the population has never heard the name of Jesus;
  • Three million gods are worshipped. Hinduism is the major religion with 85% of India’s population.
  • More than 2,500 people groups; a multi-lingual nation, consisting 1,600 languages & dialects.
  • 80% people live in 600,000 villages, thousands of them have no gospel workers or church yet
  • Born again Christians are just 2.4% out of 1.2 billion people; 55,000 people die each day eternally separated from Jesus Christ.

ICBBGF – 1951 to 2024 and further

ICBBGF stands for Indian Christian Bethel Baptist Gospel Fellowship has its beginning in the year 1951. The founder, Rev. Dr. Ishmael, resigned to his teacher profession and started with just about two families in the village named Pedasanagallu of Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. In the course of its time, the ICBBGF has given birth to four hundred plus churches. 80% of its churches are located in villages and towns where there is no missions work. Out of Baptist-India’s c.10,000 members, 75% of the believers are not born Christians but who have heard the gospel and believed responding to the love and work of Christ. Apart from the in-born 200 plus churches, several independent Baptist churches are in fellowship with Baptist India.

Vision and Mission:

Baptist India is committed to reach each perishing soul, especially in the villages and towns, with the glove and gospel of Christ and working with a vision to plant a church in each major village and town of Andhra Pradesh at first and then in the other states of India.

Golden Jubliee:

Ever since mission work started in the year 1951, God guided us progressively and we bring glory to God in saying that now ICBBGF has made history of fifty golden years by 2001.The Golden jubilee celebrations were held from March 27th to 31st of 2001 to remind ourselves the faithfulness of God.The long serving servants of God were honored and thousands witnessed this memorable occasion.

Annual Events:

Baptist India holds three events every year:

  • Annual gospel conference in March/April of every year.
  • Believers Retreat in the first week of every September.
  • Annual thanksgiving and New Year conference from 27th to 31st of every December, and on 31st night we as fellowship together in thousands enter into aNew Year gloriously at our headquarters praising and thanking God for his Grace in this yet another New year.
You are welcome to join us in any of these annual events for further details please contact us at missions@baptistindia.org