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is the Full Gospel student ministry God raised to
fulfill the task of winning students for Christ. ICPF
endeavours to encounter the post matric student community with
the Gospel of salvation.
India
alone has more than 10,000 Arts, Science and Professional
colleges and a lot of other post matric educational
institutions.
Born
in a student convention in Charalkunnu, Kerala, in 1980, ICPF
has its roots in the Full Gospel student camps held since
1973. To begin with there were only a handful of voluntary
workers and a few campus prayer cells. In response to the
tireless labour of scores of prayers and sacrificial giving of
God’s Children, God protected it and made it grow and spread
its wings over eleven states viz.
Punjab
,
Gujarat
,
New Delhi
,
West Bengal
, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra
. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, with more
than 80 staff workers and more than 500 campus units.
During
the past years through its various activities thousands of
students could be contacted with the saving knowledge of
God’s Grace and hundreds were rescued from the darkness of
sin.
ICPF
has also been a platform for transcended fellowship of
churches and denominations where people of God come together
bypassing minor differences, if any, and share the partnership
of God’s ministry.
ICPF
has social concerns too. Through its Educational and Marriage
Fund (EMF) many deserving students are being assisted
financially to pursue and complete their education Also
financial assistance for marriage is provided to the
deserving.
A
Mobile Health Care Unit provides casualty services and
essential medical care. The team also cater to the spiritual
needs of over 4,000 villagers who would otherwise remain
unreached. Dr. K. Muraleedhar, ICPF president coordinates its
activities.
ICPF
launched ANGELOS
I in 1980 and ANGELOS
II in 1996. Fitted with sophisticated PA systems, musical
instruments and power generation sets, they carry the Goodnews
to campuses and streets. During the past decade, ANGELOS
I conducted programs in most of the colleges in Kerala,
several colleges in Tamil Nadu I and
South Karnataka
. ANGELOS
II tours the North Indian states keeping
New Delhi
as its base station.
| INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CENTRES |
A
hilly stretch of land of one acre and twenty cents at Muttumon
near Pullad is purchased for building the proposed
International Students Centre with camping facilities.
Construction
of the Training and Rehabilitation Centre at Agali (Palakkad)
is completed. The facility is in use since January 2001.
The
Centers are for training and enrichment programs, refresher
courses for staff and leaders as well as camps.
Quality
literature for college students and educated youths needs to
be produced and distributed. ICPF plans to publish periodical
magazines with relevant articles and symposia on contemporary
issues, as well as tracts and books on various subjects.
| CURRENT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES |
Campus
situations are changing in India.
As we look at the new century, our energies need to be
continually channelised to the student work God has called us
to do. ICPF looks forward to spread the ministry in all the 28
states in India. Reaching the very last student of
India
is a great dream. ICPF has plans to
establish work in the Gulf countries and the USA
also.
ICPF
is a registered Society. The Executive Committee elected and
appointed by the General Body is responsible for its entire
functioning Prof Mathew P Thomas is the founding visionary and
he continues to give effective leadership with Dr. K.
Muralidhar (President), Rev. Raju Ebenezer, Dr. Idicheria Ninan
(Vice Presidents), Jacob Mathew (General
Secretary), C.V. Mathai (Treasurer), D.
Joshua (National Coordinator) and scores of other
committed, eminent leaders.
Graduates/seniors
who were benefited by the ministries of ICPF, as well as
parents and ministers who love God’s work among collegians
come together regularly to give effective prayer support and
ministerial and financial backing for ICPF ministries. There
are more than 50 such chapters in
India
and abroad.
ICPF
is an indigenous, Full Gospel, non denominational, Bible
centered movement, looking to God for the needs. It is
supported by voluntary contributions from
India
and Indian brethren abroad. ICPF requires about four hundred
and fifty thousand rupees every month to meet its current
expenses.
ICPF
is primarily a prayer ministry. Without prayer, such vast and
varied ministries cannot keep going. Your sincere prayers,
active participation and sacrificial financial partnership are
urgently needed to carry out our Master’s task of impacting
this generation. You may, as an individual, family,
group or church sponsor a missionary, a camp, a two wheeler
for a missionary, scholarships and or educational/marriage
assistance.
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