India Full Gospel Missionary Institute, Bhopal

India Full Gospel Missionary Institute (IFGMI) is situated in Bhopal, the capital of India’s largest state in the "center stage" location of the nation, Madhya Pradesh, North India. This institute in Govindpura, Bhopal is the headquarters of India Full Gospel Mission (IFGM), which was founded nearly 25 years ago and now has numerous mission centers and churches in different parts of India.

IFGMI is a Bible school, running efficiently under the leadership of Rev. Dr. John P. Samuel, Rev. Sabu T. John and Pretty John who are residing at the Bible institute, Vice Principal Rev. C.O. Jacob, who resides in Mumbai (Bombay), IFGMI ministers residing elsewhere in Bhopal and the co-operation of many able and dedicated staff members.

The purpose for which these men labor is to bring many to Christ and to train more able field workers (ministers). The philosophy IFGMI is that the emphasis of this ministry should be qualitative rather than quantitative. Since we are "not after numbers," so to speak, and do not bother with the complicated task of proving the ministry by the use of impressive statistics. If only we are able to train very well the students that come, we are satisfied to produce such qualified ministers. Well trained students are defined as spiritually minded men who faithfully, and with integrity, carry out the work of the ministry--reaching the unreached, and ministering to the needs of believers.

The liberty to focus on quality is very important to the leading ministers of IFGM.

Vital to the ministry is the prayer support, which is generated not only in Bhopal, but in our local IFGM churches at various places. Several sisters living near the institute are involved much in prayer ministry. They live in a home affectionately called Bethel Bhavan. Sister Alice functions as the head of this special household. At present, there are four women staying with her. While their primary focus is prayer, they also put their faith to practice by actively evangelizing in their realm of influence, primarily among women and families in the nearby neighborhoods.