Philadelphia Pentecostal Church, Chicago - Ministered by Rev. Oonnunni Mathew

Meet the Pastor

Friends,

I deem it a privilege to greet you in the most precious and sweet name of Jesus Christ, who came into this world to redeem us with His precious blood, which was shed on the cross of Calvary, so that we may enjoy an everlasting life with Him in eternity! The Scripture reveals the magnitude of the Love of God toward us when it declared, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16.

The scripture further declares that, “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12 NKJV

Friends, I accepted Him as my Lord and Savior at the tender age of eight, in a forty day fasting and prayer meeting conducted by a famous Evangelist Azhattamudi Oommechan.

My commission and my ambition is to present this Savior of the world to as many people as I can, before His imminent return to gather us home.

By the grace of God, I started my ministry as a Pastor in an IPC church in Chertallai, Alleppey, Kerala, in 1975. Later, my family and I moved to North India in 1993 as missionaries. Today we have several churches in North India under the name of “The Indian Pentecostal Assembly”, a registered society with the Government of India. As an evangelism and outreach ministry endeavor, we have started Christ for Asia (christforasia.org) in 1985, and Inter City Christian Fellowship International in 1995.

I believe it is with a special purpose that God had sent me to this city in mid 2008. I have a passion to reach His people with a timely message of hope in Jesus Christ. I am trusting in God and His enabling Power to encourage those who are in Christ to become effective Christians through the ministry of the Word, effective outreach programs, Christian education, and fellowship of the saints.

I personally invite you to come and worship with us, where the infallible and inerrant word is preached, healing and deliverance by His power is experienced, the brotherly love is practiced, and above all, Christ is exalted! So come, experience what God and His redeeming Power is all about. You are welcome!