K. T. Thomas
Encyclopedia
Pastor K. T. Thomas was born on June 18, 1927 to Idichandy Thomas and Dinamma at Kalliserry, Kerala
, India
. He was a Brethren
Believer
and had a close relation with the great Malayalam Christian
poet K. V. Simon
. He worked for the Indian Army
prior to his evangelical mission. On May 8, 1952, he married Marykutty and had four children namely Stanly, Suja, Joji and Jiji. In 1953, he was appointed as Central Secretariat in New Delhi
, India . In 1956, under Pastor M.K.Chacko started his ministry at Karol Bagh, Delhi
, India. In 1969, he formed the IPC Northern Region with other few church ministers. He died on April 11, 2011 after more than five decades of Christian ministry in northern India.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was a Brethren
Brethren
Brethren is a name adopted by several Protestant Christian bodies which do not necessarily share historical roots. As classified in The Pilgrim Church by EH Broadbent, the earliest primitive churches to Paulician Brethren, to Bogomil Brethren, to Anabaptist and to Moravian Brethren were historical...
Believer
Religious belief
Religious belief is a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny. Such a state may relate to the existence, characteristics and worship of a deity or deities, divine intervention in the universe and human life, or values and practices centered on the teachings of a...
and had a close relation with the great Malayalam Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
poet K. V. Simon
K. V. Simon
Kunnampurathu Varghese Simon was a notable Malayalam Christian poet. He was also a musician, a teacher, a reformer, a writer, a profound Bible scholar and apologist. Simon was the author of around 300 devotional songs or poems. He has also written about 30 books. K. V...
. He worked for the Indian Army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
prior to his evangelical mission. On May 8, 1952, he married Marykutty and had four children namely Stanly, Suja, Joji and Jiji. In 1953, he was appointed as Central Secretariat in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, India . In 1956, under Pastor M.K.Chacko started his ministry at Karol Bagh, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, India. In 1969, he formed the IPC Northern Region with other few church ministers. He died on April 11, 2011 after more than five decades of Christian ministry in northern India.