Shekinah Assembly of God Church Thiruverumbur,
Trichy originated with a humble beginning in the year 1983. It was pioneered by
Rev. Norman Bhaskar with a mission of reaching the people of Thiruverumbur,
Trichy for Christ.
It was
started as a cottage meeting at B.H.E.L Township, kailasapuram, Trichy-14 and
later on became a church as souls were being added. The church had its
inception in a rented house at Thuvakudi near Thiruverumbur. In January 1984,
Pastor. Norman Jeyakar was appointed as full time pastor. Souls were being
added.
In 1986, the church got its recognition by the Tamil
Nadu Assemblies of God. In April 1987, the church was shifted to D.Nagar,
Thiruverumbur to a rented house. Pastor. Norman Jeyakar got married and left to
U.S for ministry.
In October 1987, the church was handed over to
Pastor. S. Williams who was appointed as full time Pastor amidst various
oppositions, souls were being added. The
church was shifted to another location at D.nagar to a rented house and
services were conducted in the upstairs under a thatched roof.
In 1991 February, Pastor. Williams met with an
accident and entered into glory at an age of 33yrs leaving behind his wife, two
small children and the church. In a very desperate situation of the church,
Rev. Norman Bhaskar once again took the responsibility for the development and
growth of the church along with the support of Rev. D.Justus Robinson who was
teaching at Bethel Bible College, Punalur.
In March 1992, the church was handed over to Rev.D.
Justus Robinson as a full time pastor with about 50 members. The church was
expanded and souls were being added.
In 1996 by
the immerse grace of god and after much prayers, ten cents were purchased for
the church and a church was constructed with a seating capacity of 400
people.
On November 9th, 1996, the church was dedicated by
Rev. D. Mohan, senior pastor, NLAG, Chennai. God was blessing the ministry and
the church.
In 2007, when the national highways authority of
India (NHAI) was planning for 6 laning of trichy/tanjore main road, our church
was marked to a point were two third of the church was to be demolished.
In this desperate situation, the
church prayed very fervently and earnestly for another place of worship. Our god very graciously
shattered all the cunning devices of
the devil and enabled us to purchase
a vast land in Carmel gardens at Thiruverumbur.
Our
sovereign god, who does wondrous
works, helped us to construct
another church with a seating
capacity of 2000 people
and vast parking area.
The church was dedicated to the glory of god by the
AG leaders Rev. P.S. Rajamoni and Rev. Steve Jeyaraj on 15th April 2016.
We have bilingual services both in Tamil and English
with about 750 members worshipping and servicing god as a family.
All glory to be god for all his glorious and marvellous
works.
Þ Know Us
vision:
· To know Jesus and make Jesus known to everyone.
· To prepare the church to be worthy for the kingdom of God.
MISSION:
· To meet the spiritual, physical and social needs of the people.
Senior Pastor
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Rev.D. Justus Robinson. B.Th; B.D. is the Lead and Senior Pastor of Shekinah AG Church, Thiruverumbur, Trichy. Born in a Christian family He committed his life for full time Ministry when he received a divine healing while suffering for 18 months from a physical Ailment.
He went to S.A.B.C, Bangalore to pursue bachelor’s degree in theology B.Th. (1977-1980) and then bachelor of divinity (1987-1989).
He was teaching in Bethel Bible College, Punalur for 9 years.
After a concrete confirmation from God to take up pastoral ministry, he left Punalur and took Charge as a full time pastor of this church in 1992. He is married to Shanta and blessed with two daughters Sharon & Sherlin.
English church Pastor
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Pastor. Gideon Samuel B.A; M.Div; is the English Pastor of Shekinah AG Church, he is also Assisting and is the youth pastor. He was in Jesus Calls Ministry for 8 years. After a definite Call for ministry, he did M.Div at S.A.B.C Bangalore and joined this church as associate Pastor. He is married to Sharon and blessed with a son Oliver Davis.
Assistant Pastor
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Pastor. David Radhakrishnan serves as full time Assistant Pastor of this church from 2011 Onwards. He is in-charge of the branch church at kovilady. He is married to Ruth and blessed with two children Gladis and Jeyam.
SERVICES AND MINISTRIES
Branch Ministries:
Constructed a church at V.O.C Nagar, Thuvakudi, Trichy and dedicated on August 7th 2005.
Pastor. Thankaraj who was previously serving as assistant pastor of this church was appointed as full time pastor of V.O.C Nagar church has a congregation of about 120 members.
Services are being conducted in a village named kovilady about 16kms away from our place.
Rev. David who is assisting this church is pastoring kovilady church. Has a congregation of about 40.
House Churches:
There are about 25 house churches conducted during the week days by church elders both men and women.
Men’s fellowship:
Men and Working professionals gather together for Spiritual Upliftment and fellowship on Thursday evenings.
Women’s fellowship:
Women have a great time of fellowship and worship all Tuesdays. Women are motivated to be virtuous and to serve god.
Youth service:
Youth services are held on Sunday evenings with a vision of rising a godly younger generation to stand for god resists the devil and to ‘Stay Tuned and Never Deviate’ (Stand) from gods purposes in their lives. Pastor. Gideon Samuel and Sharon Gideon take over the youth services by conducting many innovative programs and camps.
Children School:
On every Sunday kids services happen alongside with the regular Church worship. Every year during the summer Vacation Bible School takes place without fail.
Kids Service:
Every Sunday we have Sunday school during the service time both in Tamil and English. About 10 dedicated teachers have volunteered to serve the kids to train them to love and serve god even in their childhood days.