Annual Ministry Report – 2007.

Rajahmundry area Churches of Christ : : India

The Churches of Christ Salutes you. Rom. 16:16.

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1	New Congregations Started	02
2	New Preachers joined with us for ministry	02
3	Baptisms Conducted	129
4	Preachers Fellowship Meetings Conducted	14
5	Public Gospel Meetings	03
6	Women Bible Camp	2
7	Children Bible Camps	01
8	Youth Bible Camps	02
9	Clothes distributions to School Children	04
10	Books distribution to School Children	01
11	Special Bible Class for Denominational Pastors	01
12	Street Meetings at New Places / Villages	06
13	Free Eye Camp	01
14	Clothes distributions to Lepers	03
15	Street Meetings/Night Gospel Meetings	234
16	Cottage / Thanksgiving Prayer Meetings	302
17	Marriages Conducted	31
18	Mid Week Services (Wednesday & Friday)	1872
19	New Congregation Meeting Places	02

1. New Congregations: Bro. B.V.Raghava and Bro. G.Kiran Kumar have started 2 new congregations, one at Munagala Village and another is at Brahmin agraharam which is the Hindu religious habitation in Korukonda village.
2. New Preachers: Bro. B.V.Raghava and T.Sundara Babu are the new Preachers who dedicated themselves to join in this ministry.
3. Baptisms Conducted during the year: The preachers working with us are reported 129 Baptisms from the congregations.
4. Preachers Fellowship meetings: There are 14 Preachers Fellowship Meetings conducted on every 2^nd Saturday of the month including 2 special meetings which were conducted on urgent basis to discuss on threats on Preachers by Hindu religious militants.
5. Public Gospel Meetings: we have conducted 2 day Public Gospel Meetings at Munagala, Ratnampeta and Burugupudi Villages.
6. Women Bible Camps: Sister Sujnana Kumari and Sister Lilly Subhashini are conducted 4 special Bible classes for women at Ratnampeta, Korukonda, Jambupatnam and Gadala Congregations.
7. Children Bible Camp:  We have conducted a youth and children camp at Ratnampeta, Rajahmundry on 14.11.2007. There are nearly 200 children and youth attended from the congregations of the Churches of Christ of Rajahmundry area. We have conducted competitions for children on Bible Quiz, Memory versus, Songs, Play lets, and Skits etc. and given Prizes to the children who stood 1^st and 2^nd places. We have given little messages basing on youth and children related subjects of the Bible. We have provided break fast, lunch and snacks (afternoon) for the children.
8. Youth Bible Camps: We have conducted youth Bible camps at Korukonda and Butchimpeta villages. Youth Bible class were conducted by Bro. Solman, Bro. Moses, Bro. Ratna Raju etc, as some youth of the local congregations and some youth from Lutheran Church raised some doubts about the Church and the Infant Baptism. The youth was realized and some of the Lutheran youth are going to come to the true Church.
9. Clothes Distributions to School Children; we have distributed 120 pairs of new clothes to the poor children of the schools of rural areas during this month. We have distributed in Kanavaram, Kothathungapakalu, Yerrampalem villages which are remote and backward villages.
10. Books Distribution to School Children: We have distributed 147 sets of note books to the poor children of Mandal Parishad Special Elementary School at Diwancheruvu which is the village where I am working. This school is in down trodden communities’ area. They are very poor. Government is provided subject books. So we provided class work note books
11. Special Bible Class for Denomination Pastors: We have conducted special Bible class for the denominational pastors and youth in Korukonda area. The subject for discussion is “Rightly dividing the word of God”. There are 78 youth and Preachers attended to the class. I, Bro. Moses Babu, Bro. Solmon Raju, Bro. Ratna Raju, Bro. Sundara rao, Bro. Kiran Kumar, Bro. Prem Kishore, Bro. Samuel, Bro. Chinni, Y.Nageswara Rao, teach the lessons on the subject. We have provided Lunch etc for the participants. Among them 8 pastors are agreed the truth. It is necessary to conduct more such bible classes to the denominational pastors to agree and come in to the truth.  
12. Street Meetings at New Palces: We have conducted street meetings at new places / villages named Sarabhavaram, Garagalampalem, New Colony of Ramachandrapuram, Nagaratna Nagar of Seethanagaram. Bro. P.Ratna Raju and P.Sundara Rao and T. Benzimen are worked out these meetings. All our co Preachers including Bro. Moses Babu, Bro. G. Kiran Kumar, Bro. K.Solman Raju, Bro. M. Ramesh, Bro. M. Prem Kishore and Bro. Ch. Chinny attended to these meetings. At an average of 100 public attended to each meeting. Public of Sarabhavaram and New Colony of Ramachandrapuram paid more interest with the word of God. So we again went to those two villages with Bro. P.Ratna Raju and P.Sundara Rao and T. Benzimen.