india
National Director: P. Benson
No. of Churches: 3
Headquarter: Bangalore, India
Year Started: 2013
about
ROLCC India Church was established in May 2013 in Bangalore, India’s third-largest city. Pastor Benson Sunny, who devoted himself to the Lord from a young age, graduated from the Faith School of Confidence in India and felt a strong calling to share the gospel with his fellow Indians. His vision for the church is to live a holy life and make the church the center of Christian daily living. Their mission is to plant churches across cities and towns, spreading the gospel to every corner of India.
Bangalore, as the technological hub of India, attracts a diverse population with different nationalities, religions, and cultures, presenting unique challenges for their ministry. High mobility due to job changes often leads to the loss of friends and co-workers. Despite these challenges, the church remains focused on evangelism and children’s ministry, reaching out to neighbors and relatives. To date, they have expanded to three branches.
Starting in 2023, Pastor Benson has emphasized leadership training with a vision of “creating a heavenly culture that impacts the next generation.” The church places great importance on utilizing the internet and social media for ministry, recognizing the potential of these platforms as powerful tools for evangelism, especially for the younger generation. Additionally, they offer worship training, incorporating modern Western music and dance into their services to bring joy through worship, as traditional Indian music tends to be more melancholic.
Looking ahead to 2024, they are praying for God’s guidance in finding the right time and location to expand further, with hopes of establishing a new landmark building to reach even more people for Christ. We plan to find a site and build a new branch church in 2025. I hope God can accomplish it himself!
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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country from June 2023 and from the time of its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia.
生命河靈糧堂於2013年五月於有“印度的矽谷”之稱，也是印度第三大城的Bangalore開始了第一間印度的生命河靈糧堂分堂。負責的牧師Benson Sunny從小就獻身給主，畢業於印度信心神學院，年輕的他對向印度同胞傳福音有很大的負擔，他認為教會不僅限於人們的屬靈方面，也應融入整個生活中，活出聖潔的生活方式，讓教會成為基督徒日常生活的中心。他們的目標是從城市到鄉鎮遍植分堂，將福音傳到印度的每個角落。因Bangalore是印度的科技中心，有來自不同國家和民族的人在這裡工作，形成一個多宗教，多文化和多語言的城市，這是他們所面對的一個挑戰；再者人們常因工作的變動而遷往他處，所以人口的流動性很大，會友及同工因而較易流失。目前他們事工的重點為向鄰舍及親友傳福音及兒童事工，至今他們已拓植了3間分堂。從2023年起，Benson牧師開展對於領袖的許多培訓工作，致力於「創造影響下一代的天國文化」，因而他們也極為重是網路與社群軟體事工，他深信網路是能影響下一代的重要傳福音工具。另外，他們也有許多worship 培訓課程，印度傳統音律是較為悲傷的，所以他融入現代西方音律以及舞蹈，盼能透過worship給大家帶來喜樂！目前，他們盼望神能帶領他們在2024年，對的時機與對的建築地標出現，能有機會擴展新據點，帶領更多人信主！2025年預計找尋建地並且新蓋分堂，希望神能親自成就！
Pray for India
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Pray for wisdom and clear direction to help the church meet practical needs in its redesign and planning, so that the space can more effectively serve the congregation and the community. Pray that God will prepare suitable designers, craftsmen, and resources to ensure smooth construction. Pray that God will protect the safety of the entire project, that the construction workers will be protected during their work, and that God will grant the church patience and faith to rely on God’s provision and guidance during the process.
求神賜下智慧與清楚的方向，幫助教會在重新裝潢設計與規劃上能符合實際需要，使空間更能有效地服事會眾與社區。求神預備合適的設計師、工匠和資源，使施工順利，求神保守整個工程的安全，讓施工人員在工作中蒙受保護，並賜給教會耐心與信心，在過程中依靠神的供應與帶領。
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As the church continues to grow, pray for spiritual unity, maturity and leadMay God move the brothers and sisters to unite in prayer, dedication, service and missions to support this project, so that the expansion of the church will not only be the addition of buildings, but also a testimony of souls being saved and lives being changed.
求神感動弟兄姊妹們，讓大家同心合一，在禱告、奉獻、服事與宣教上支持這個計畫，使教會的擴展不僅是建築物的增加，更是靈魂得救、生命被改變的見證。
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Let us pray for the pastors’ families, asking God to personally watch over, protect, and bless them, so that they can gain strength and joy in their service and experience God’s abundant grace and presence in their family life.
讓我們為牧者的家庭禱告，求神親自看顧、保守、賜福，讓他們在服事中得著力量與喜樂，並在家庭生活中經歷神豐盛的恩典與同在。
