How We Began...
Today Jesus Holy Church has over 2,500 people in the congregation. There are 3 main churches and 35 branch churches. This ministry was started in 1985 with 5 people.
Jesus Holy Church is headed by 3 Pastors who are brothers. From left to right: Pastor Jayra, Pastor Suresh, and Pastor Samuel.
As young boys, these brothers followed the Hindu faith of their family. Their mother heard the gospel and became a Christian. After their mother's death, the father continued to teach his sons the Hindu religion. The oldest son Narayana Samuel remembered what his mother had told him, and started to read the Bible for himself. Their father was a strong Hindu and banished Samuel from the family. Samuel wanted his family to learn about Jesus and accept Him as their Savior. In the absence of his father's presence, he taught his 2 younger brother's about Jesus Christ.
The Holy Spirit continued to work in Samuel's life and called him into ministry and to serve in Giddalur and the surrounding villages. In 1985, Samuel started Jesus Holy Church with 5 members in Giddalur. The area is very poor. They conducted services in tents then rented rooms as his congregation grew. After 4 years they built a small hut for prayer meetings.
Samuel's 2 brothers, Suresh and Jayra, continued to study the Word of God and were also called into the ministry. Pastor Samuel's church now has 900 members that attend church weekly. His brother Jayra started 2 small churches in poor areas of Bestavaripet and Darsi, just outside Giddalur. The congregation of these 2 churches is 100 members. His other brother Suresh started his main church in Hyderabad and 2 smaller branch churches. He has 300 members in his congregation of these 3 churches. Many of these 35 branch churches of Jesus Holy Church are in the slums as well as in tribal areas. These 3 dedicated Pastors have a heart to save souls and bring their fellow countrymen to the knowledge of Jesus Christ. They have baptised over 1500. These Suresh brothers regularly conduct outreaches with hundreds of people in attendance. They are dedicated to bring more souls to Christ. They have continued to plant new churches. To date they are in over 300 villages bringing the Good News.
Church Planting and Evangelism:
PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online! Jesus Holy Church Ministries We continue to expand our ministry to reach more souls for Christ. To date we have 35 branch churces and have worked in 0ver 35 villages. Please pray to support our Pastors working in remote areas so they can dedicate time to saving souls. See more info under PROJECTS- CHURCH PLANTING AND EVANGELISM on this website.
Training Leaders
Jesus Holy Church is training indigenous leaders for pioneer ministry. These are Natives being trained for 15 weeks and sent to to the mission fields, the place where the Gospel has NEVER been preached. The purpose of this ministry is to reach new generations and new people groups with the Word of God and to establish congregations with a stong Biblical foundation. Please pray to support our Biblical Training so we can expand. See more info under PROJECTS - TRAINING LEADERS on this website.
Building Churches
As the ministry of these Pastors grow in these remote areas they need a place to bring these newly converted souls to nourish them with the Word of God. In many of these areas, people gather in tents or huts. These structures are subject to weather conditions, particularly during the rainy season. Please pray to help support churches. Jesus Holy Church can build a church for $15,000. See more information under PROJECTS - CHURCH BUILDING on this website.
Equip the Missionaries
Our trained Pastors are truly Missionaries going out into the unreached areas with the Gospel message. There are so many needs to equip them to further the gospel. Some of the needs include: bike transportation, motorbikes, Bibles, or a van. Many of these Pastors walk for miles to bring the Good News. Pray to help and please see more information under PROJECTS - EQUIP THE MISSIONARIES on this website. .
