Central India Christian Mission

Central India Christian Mission or CICM is a Christian missionary organization in India. It is supported by Christian churches and churches of Christ, which is part of the Restoration Movement. Its United States office is located in Savannah, Georgia.[1]

History

CICM was founded by Ajai Lall and his wife, Indu, in 1982.[2] It has since grown to over 500 employees and has planted over 700 churches in central and northern India, Nepal, and near the northeast India/Bhutan border.[3][4][5] CICM sent its first missionary to Bangladesh in 2003.[6]

Facilities

CICM currently operates a 35-bed hospital and Central India Bible Academy (CIBA), which trains about 50 preachers each year.[7]

Executive Directors

References

  1. ↑ http://www.indiamission.org/
  2. ↑ http://www.christianstandard.com/interview.asp?id=362
  3. ↑ http://www.christianstandard.com/articledisplay.asp?id=610
  4. ↑ http://www.missionservices.org/horizons/2007_12.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/15-earn-degrees-macu-family-22484
  6. ↑ http://www.christianstandard.com/articledisplay.asp?id=610
  7. ↑ missionservices.org

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