Ministry Status | Critical
Full name | Republic of India
Capital | New Delhi
Major Languages | Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
“There are more children in India under 14 years of age than all of the men, women, boys and girls in the United States of America. India needs a new national curriculum. You helped us 30 years ago, please help again.”
Pastor David Singh | Inspire International | Chennai
Most Recent Update
In 2008, we joined with the indigenous church and other international and resident ministry partners to simultaneously translate lessons from English into Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. To reach the rest of India and “One Million Children” by the end of 2010, we will concentrate our efforts in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, where churches are most evangelical.
Children under 14 years
30.8% of the population (male 173,478,760/female 163,852,827)
Religious Breakdown
Hindu 80.5%
Muslim 13.4%
Christian 2.3%
Sikh 1.9%
Other 1.8%
Unspecified 0.1%
By admin on Oct 2, 2011 in India | Comments Off
Looking Forward to the Future
Outside the United States, there is a serious lack of children’s Bible teaching materials and teacher training. Local pastors, evangelists and church planters from churches around the world, most specifically across India, are reaching out for help. As a result, children are rapidly emerging as one of the leading ministry priorities [...]
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