India, is the second-most populous country in the world with over 1.2 billion people. English is used extensively in business and administration and has the status of a “subsidiary official language” it is important in education, especially as a medium of higher education. India is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies but struggles with seemingly unyielding poverty, both rural and urban; by religious and caste-related violence. The main languages are English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit. The main religions are: Hindu (80%), Muslim (13.4%), Sikh (1.9%), Christians (2.4%, i.e. 2,800,000) and Buddhists (0.8%).
ACBM activities
Started in 1979 and there are now over 70 ecclesias, most with Sunday Schools. Annual Bible Weeks held in Kolkata, Muzaffarnagar (U.P). Coastal Andhra (Vijayawada), Southern Andhra (Kurnool), Bangalore and Kerala, End of Year Gathering in Hyderbad (Moinabad) Central Adminstration Office is in Hyderabad. Mission residences in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Visakhapatnam, Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) and Kolkata. . Regular Study Camps are held for contacts in many locations especially in Andhra. Literature and Bible Courses in Hindi, Telugu, Bangla (Bengali), Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada (Kennerese). Magazines for contacts are published in Telegu, Tamil, Hindi and Kanarese.
Additional Contact Information
| Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh & Telengana | Bernie Caudery | [email protected] |
| Kerala | Kerala | Bernie Caudery | [email protected] |
| North India | Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana & Rajasthan | Tim Harrington | [email protected] |
| North Central India | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh | Tim Harrington | [email protected] |
| North East | Odisha, West Bengal, Arunchal Pradesh, Nagaland, Assam, Tripura & Mizoram | Milton Richardson | [email protected] |
| North West | Gujarat, Maharashtra & Goa | Tim Harrington | [email protected] |
| South India | Karnataka & Tamil Nadu | Graham Reeve | [email protected] |
| West India | Tim Harrington | [email protected] |
Recent Posts
Bhadravathi: a building in progress
19 April 2016
We arrived Bhadravathi after travelling the in 250 km (155 miles) north-west from Bangalore by train. Bhadravathi is a small town by Indian standards and the ecclesial family here consists of about 30 adults and 15 children. We are always met by the entire Johnson family when we arrive and […]
Read MoreSUN Nutrition Programme
6 November 2015
The SUN Nutrition Programme is not an ACBM project, but works in close cooperation. Website of the SUN Nutrition Programme About When Tim Galbraith first visited India in 1976 he discussed child nutrition problems with a retired medical superintendent of Vellore Medical College Hospital. The doctor, who had befriended him, commented […]
Read MoreC3 Conference Centre
6 November 2015
Accommodation available for ACBM fieldworkers and visitors The C3 Conference Center was constructed about five years ago to provide a venue for the Hyderabad memorial meeting, bible camps and a school for the children of Christadelphians and those living at the Shunem Home. Opportunities exist for volunteers to stay in […]
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Steady growth in Kerala
1 April 2015
Kerala is that unique tropical state in the far south of India. Missionary work seems to have begun here as much as 1,900 years ago, as this was the ‘spice coast’ and there was a main Greek trade route here from 200 BC to AD 600, and forms of Christianity […]
Read MoreHistory of the Karnataka Christadelphian Youth
3 March 2014
How it All Began The ecclesias in the southern state of Karnataka had in them young people who were in their journey of knowing the only true God. As Jehovah always provides our needs and all that it takes to get closer to him, we had his grace take the […]
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Moinabad Children’s Home
22 February 2014
The Moinabad Orphanage is independent of the ACBM. About The home has two “families” (it is not operated as an orphanage). Mathews and Lilly are parents for 17 children now aged from 20 – 26 years old (not really children any more) who live at the home! Prakash and Sahaya […]
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