Telugu Christian Fellowship is a group of people living in the San Francisco Bay
Area, who are originally from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. We meet once a
month, on the last Saturday of every month to worship in our mother tongue, Telugu.
At TCF, it is our desire that people should experience the abundant life that Jesus
alone can offer. If you have any questions about faith, religion, Christianity,
we will be more than happy to answer.
Our Aims
- To provide opportunity for its members to meet on a regular basis
in order to encourage and help one another and reach out to those who are not Christians.
- To promote study of the Bible, the Word of God and prayer.
- To present the challenge and responsibility of spreading the Good
News of God's free gift of Salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ to a lost world, particularly
to the Telugu Community living in the whole San Francisco Bay Area.
- To provide a nurturing atmosphere for children to grow in the knowledge
of Lord Jesus Christ and learn and maintain Telugu Christian heritage.
- To financially support Christian Ministries in India.
Vision
Telugu Christian Fellowship is a group of people living in the San Francisco Bay
Area, who are originally from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. We meet once a
month, on the last Saturday of every month to worship in our mother tongue, Telugu.
At TCF, it is our desire that people should experience the abundant life that Jesus
alone can offer. If you have any questions about faith, religion, Christianity,
we will be more than happy to answer.
Mission
"Reaching the unreached, worshiping the Lord, passing on Telugu Christian Culture
and Traditions to the next generations."
On Jan. 16, 1999, a group of Christians from the San Jose, California area had a
meeting to discuss the feasibility of creating a religious organization for Christians
who were from India living in the area. The attendees put forth the following goals
for the organization:
- Meet on a monthly basis to worship
- Share our spiritual experiences with fellow believers
- Spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to others around us
Taking into consideration the above goals, the attendees decided to form a small
team to develop a set of bylaws to define the organization. A draft version of the
by laws were created and reviewed by the entire team. The final draft of the bylaws
was adopted on Mar 13, 1999. Soon after the bylaws were adopted, an advisory team
was formed to elect the officers. The following officers were elected:
- John Comfort, President
- Sam Sudarsanam, Vice President
- Albert Gondi, Treasurer
- Pradeep Nennepaga, Secretary
The following attendees actively participated in forming the organization:
- Harold Pagadala
- John Comfort
- John Kodur
- Sam Sudarsanam
- Pradeep Nennapaga
- Srikant Vejendla
- Albert Gondi
- Naveen Williams
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Year
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President
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Vice President
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Secretary
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Treasurer
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2010
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Bro.Vasantha Abbadasari
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Bro.Sam Sudarsanam
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Bro.Bhuvana Kalathoti
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Bro.Sunil Gadapati
|
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2009
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Bro. Prathap Chatla
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Bro.Sam Sudarsanam
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Bro.Vasantha Abbadasari
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Bro.Prasad Gobishetty
|
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2008
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Bro.Srinivas Bandikalla
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Bro.Sateesh Raj
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Bro.Naveen Williams
|
Bro.Prasad Gobishetty
|
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2007
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Bro. Srinivas Gundala
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Bro.Naveen Williams
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Bro.Bharath Upputuri
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Bro.Prasad Gobishetty
|
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2006
|
Bro.Naveen Williams
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Bro.Srinivas Gundala
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Bro.Sateesh Raj
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Bro.Prasad Gobishetty
|
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2005
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Bro.Paul Sudhakar
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Bro.Pradeep Nannepaga
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Bro. Naveen Williams
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Bro.Srikanth Vejendla
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2004
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Bro.Sam Sudarsanam
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Bro.Albert Gondi
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Bro.Steve Didde
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Bro.Srikanth Vejendla
|
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2003
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Bro.Pradeep Nannepaga
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Bro.Paul Sudhakar
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Bro.Sateesh Raj
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Bro.Srikanth Vejendla
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2002
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Bro.Albert Gondi
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Bro.Naveen Williams
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Bro.Paul Sudhakar
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Bro.Srikanth Vejendla
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2001
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Bro.Steven Didde
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Bro.Albert Gondi
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Bro.Sam Sudarasanam
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Bro.Naveen Williams
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2000
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Bro.Sam Sudarsanam
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Bro.John Comfort
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Bro.Srikanth Vejendla
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Bro.Steve Didde
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1999
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Bro.John Comfort
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Bro.Sam Sudarsanam
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Bro.Pradeep Nannepaga
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Bro.Albert Gondi
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1996 -
1998
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Bro.John Comfort
& Bro.Herald Pagadala
(Elders of the Organization)
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Bethany Fellowship
Bethany Fellowship of Evangelical Churches was started in 1973 and has 26 village
churches (including 6 Koya tribal churches) in the fellowship. Various parts of
ministry include Bethany Children's Home (with 32 boys), Youth ministry, Village
outreach mininistry, Church planting and Medical Camps.
Indian Evangelical Mission(IEM)
In January 1965, the Evangelical Fellowship of India were having their National
Convention at Devlali in Maharashtra. During this Convention, the Executive Committee
of EFI decided to revive the missionary enterprise. Thus the Indian Evangelical
Mission (IEM) was born. Rev Dr Theodore Williams was its founder General Secretary.
Rev P John Wesley is serving as the current General Secretary of the Indian Evangelical
Mission.
With one missionary, a few hundred rupees and a bicycle, this Faith Mission grew.
Christians saw growth and vitality in the Mission as it blossomed into a vital tool
in the hands of God, eager to fulfill the Great Commission, in letter and in spirit.
The first office of the Mission was the brief case of the General Secretary! From
one missionary, it has grown now to family of 580 missionaries and office staff.
Our Mission is to : -take the Gospel of Jesus Christ
to the un-evangelized areas in India and abroad, and to plant churches among unreached
people. Our goal is a church among every people group and the Gospel to every person.
- challenge Indian Christians to realize their responsibility for world evangelization
and to recognize their partnership with other Christians in the world in fulfilling
their task
Promise Mission : Saugor
Church Planting
Medical camps
Church in Christian colony, Saugor, MP
India Revival Ministries: Vijayawada
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Twin Cities Youth Carnival called Fiesta 2008 in Hyderabad