Mission / Charity Board
Supporting the poor and needy around the world
Supporting the poor and needy around the world
Bethel IPC Chicago is a mission oriented church (Malayalee Pentecostal church). We believe that along with the Great Commission, it's our obligation, not an option, to support the poor and needy, the less fortunate with the material blessings that God has bestowed upon us.
Matthew 25:40 - "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."
Proverbs 14:31 - "Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God."
Even though our resources are limited, we support mission organizations like Tribal Mission, InterCollegiate Prayer Fellowship, Oasis Ministries International, Gospel Witness for India, various other missions and individual missionaries that labor for the Lord around the world through our Mission/Charity Board.
Tribal Mission is an indigenous, interdenominational, missionary organization under the dedicated and sacrificial leadership of Dr. K. Muralidar MD, working among various ethnic groups of tribals in India with a view to uplift them physically, materially and spiritually. Bethel Pentecostal Church supports this organization since 2002.
Keeripathy was a remote drought-stricken tribal village in the Attappadi tribal belt of Kerala, India. People had to walk miles to get a pot of water as there was no water source anywhere in their vicinity. Hundreds of villages in which about 20 to 75 families live experience the same situation.
During summer, it was very common for villagers to trek three or four miles down slopes of hillocks to fetch water. Often the source was stagnant water found in the clefts of rocks. Villagers had to compete with wild animals including elephants for this little source of water.
Bethel Pentecostal Church provided the needed funds for the construction of a well in this village. The Keeripathy Well is now the only source of safe water for several villages in the Attappady Tribal area.
The availability of water in Keeripathy attracted tribal people from other villages. A good tribal congregation was formed through the work of the Holy Spirit. God has used Pastor Nanjan, a tribal convert, to do His work there.
God has blessed Bethel Pentecostal Church to help the people of Keeripathy build a place of worship.
Tribal Mission runs a high school (up to 10th grade) and hostel primarily for the tribal children of Attappadi area. As the children have to walk miles through the jungle to reach a nearby school, and due to extreme poverty, tribal children often skip schools and end up dropping out before reaching high school level.
A hostel and well-equipped school was established to address this serious issue. God has enabled Bethel Pentecostal Church to support this project, including providing a school bus for students commuting from various villages.
Inter Collegiate Prayer Fellowship is the Full Gospel student ministry God raised to fulfill the task of winning students for Christ. ICPF endeavors to encounter the college student community with the Gospel of salvation. Bethel Pentecostal Church supports this student ministry and participates in its missions and projects around the world.
In 2010, Bethel Pentecostal Church joined ICPF USA in providing safe drinking water for the people of the village of Coke in Cambodia where water quality was very poor due to contamination.
The "Clean Water Project" provided nine tube wells with hand pumps which benefited nearly 150 families.
In 2012, Bethel Pentecostal Church provided the funding for Phase II of this vital project. Six new tube wells were constructed—five for the people of Coke Village and one for the neighboring Village of Coke Clan.
Out of the five wells constructed in Coke Village, one was for the village school where nearly 350 students attend. The only water source for the school was a nearby pond which had been used by the villagers for all their water needs including bathing cows and buffalos.
Working among tribal communities in India
Student ministry for campus evangelism
Global missions and outreach
Evangelism and church planting in India