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Rev.George K Stephenson-Senior Pastor

            Born as the 2nd son in Melpadam, India (A small village in the paddy rich Allapuzha district of Kerala State) of Pastor and Mrs. K J George on October 25, 1952 Pastor George Stephenson comes from a very humble beginning. His Grandfather, late Pathichira Yohannachan was a well-known Prophet of his time. In his early childhood, he understood the price of poverty when he lost his older brother at a very early age to starvation. Despite the early setback, a very committed father and a prayer warrior mother brought up Pastor Stephenson in a very dedicated and spritual atmosphere. He committed his life to the Lord and accepted Him as his personal Savior at an early age of 12. The same month, 13 days later the Lord baptized him in the Holy Spirit and also a week later he confessed his Savior in water baptism. After his High School education, Pastor Stephenson went to do his BA from Bishop Moore College after which he pursued his passion for the Lord by going to Bible School in the famous Hebron Bible College in Kumbanad.
            Pastor Stephenson started his ministry by pastoring a church in Mavelikara, Kerala in 1975. He got married to Aleyamma in December of 1976 and followed her to the USA in late 1977. In July 1978, the pioneer Pastor of International Christian Assembly of God (ICAG) in Chicago, Pastor K A Thomas handed the reigns of his church to the young Pastor Stephenson and moved to Atlanta, Georgia. God blessed Pastor Stephenson with two children, Susan (married to Samson Chacko) and John (Santhosh). Pastor Stephenson finished his Masters in Divinity from Trinity International University in Banockburn, IL and also finished his courses in Clinical Pastoral Education (Chaplaincy) from the University of Chicago. He was ordained as a Pastor with the Assemblies of God Fellowship in the USA in 1980. In 1989, ICAG moved to a new facility in Schiller Park, IL where it still continues to minister among the community as the largest full gospel Pentecostal church among Malayalees in Chicagoland. In his early days, Pastor Stephenson was involved in the ministry among the young generation. He was the PYPA Joint Secretary in the Indian Pentecostal Church for two consecutive years (75-76). He still has a great passion for the lost and has used the resources and his God given talents for the furtherance of the Gospel of the Lord. He started a radio program titled Gospel Echo on WEEF radio (1413 on the AM dial) in Chicago in the late 80’s and continued it for 8 years. Upon the guidance of the Lord and the unction of the Holy Spirit he started ministering through the medium of Television via Gospel Echo TV. It is heard bi-weekly on Sundays in the Chicagoland area on WFBT TV for the past 8 years.
            In August 2000, Pastor Stephenson lost his wife Aleyamma to cancer. After lot of prayer, God joined him to his new bride Joyce in July 2005. Pastor Stephenson and Joyce continue their ministry together in ICAG. Their passion is to do the work faithfully that the good Lord has entrusted in their hands at all cost. The Great commission (Matthew 28: 19,20) is what they were called with and for which they have decided to spend their life for. 

Pastor William Solomon-Assistant Pastor

            Born and brought up in a God fearing C.S.I. Christian family of Thrissur, Kerala, India. Born again on January, 1974. Theological studies at the Hindustan Bible Institute, Madras. Worked for Sixteen years in the State of Bahrain (Middle East) doing a secular job. During that period was associated with very many Christian activities, which included but was not limited to the visitation of Labor Camps to share the gospel and conducting prayer meetings. God immensely empowered and blessed with the anointing of the Holy Spirit during the stay in Bahrain.
Went Back to Kerala, and upon the Divine call, dedicated for full time ministry. Took immersion baptism and mainly concentrated on reaching the un-reached homes in remote areas and sharing the gospel through personal evangelism. To further the extension of His Kingdom, served the Lord through the works of India Campus Crusade for Christ and the

National Missionary Society of India as their Honorary Promotional Secretaries for the North Kerala Region. Now pioneering and supporting the activities of "FAITH ASSEMBLY INDIA" a local Pentecostal Church in Thrissur . The church presently has two full time Pastors and an Evangelist, all prayerfully committed to spread the Gospel of the Lord and endeavoring to establish spirit filled local home churches, particularly in unreached areas of Kerala.


            Wife: Thankamma Children: Ray William (President, Revelation Ministries), Dr. Ronnie and  Preethi William, and Robin William. Ray and his wife Benzy is in full time ministry.  Please visit them online at: www.raywilliam.com
VISION AND PRAYER: JOSHUA 24:15, MATTHEW 28:19,20

"Our ardent desire is to be a Missionary Family serving the Lord and working extensively to fulfilling our Lord's GREAT COMMISSION in whatever way we can."

Pastor Thomas Mathew-Assistant Pastor

            I was born and raised in an Orthodox Jacobite family. I was dedicated to serve the Lord as a Jacobite priest. The Lord moved in the hearts of my parents and they came to experience the true Pentecost. They had to undergo severe persecution for the sake of their faith, as they were one of the first converts to Pentecostal belief in the region. Even in the midst of all such persecution and hardships, the Lord gave them a burden to reach out to the lost souls in the near by villages of Kerela. I was hence raised witnessing the vigor and commitment of parents to the cause of missions.

            The Holy Spirit opened my eyes to the ripe harvest in various mission fields. I decided to attend a Bible School to better serve the Lord in this regard. In 1975, after our wedding, my wife Saramma and I moved to the North Indian state of Rajasthan. We were one of the pioneers of missions in that state, and we spent almost 20 years planting churches and hence serving the Lord of our lives.

            In the mid 80's, having received a vision from the Lord, we left our two children in a boarding school, and my wife and I moved to the tribal areas of the Aravali mountain ranges. These areas had deplorable living conditions with no facilities such as clean water or electricity. I recollect that we were the first Christians to be recorded in the voter's registry in that County.

            Over the course of our ministry, we went through several adversities including starvation, the birth of both our children in hostile conditions, and repeated threats to our lives. Despite all these factors, God proved to be faithful and He was our Provider and Protector through it all. By the grace of God, today, we have 9 churches in that County that have shouldered the responsibility to spread the good news of Christ to the various villages around them. One of the churches have 107 Hindu families worshipping the Lord and 10 young men who have committed their lives to attend Bible School, and will serve the Lord through Aravali Tribal Mission, in the same region.