About

Rev.B.Samuel is the Senior Pastor for Praise A.G. Church, Located at Chennai

The historical narrative commences with the inception of the Assemblies of God Organization in 1914, which primarily emphasized church planting and missionary endeavors. Notably, the inaugural church in Tamil Nadu was established in 1948 in the village of K.P. Vallasai in Sengottai, under the leadership of Rev. Robert Edwards & Mrs. Doris Edwards. Rev. Dr. Y. Jeyaraj was elected as the Superintendent of the Tamil Nadu Assemblies of God in 1959. During that time, There were about twenty-five to thirty churches during that time. The organization witnessed substantial growth, boasting one hundred and seventy-six churches across Tamil Nadu by 1990. Subsequently, the Superintendent and committee members devised a strategic initiative termed the "Decade of Harvest," aspiring to elevate the church count to 500 within a decade. There were about nine-hundred Churches at the end of the decade.                                                                                                                             In 2012, Rev. John Dennis heeded a missional calling to Ghaziabad, New Delhi, leading to the appointment of Rev. B. Samuel by the organization on May 27, 2012, to oversee the church. Rev. B. Samuel's stewardship marks a transformative phase for the church, characterized by an enhanced focus on both internal and external ministry endeavors. Noteworthy achievements during this period include infrastructural enhancements, youth training initiatives, increased church attendance, and heightened spiritual development among congregants. Additionally, there is a concentration on forming departmental structures such as Prayer, Evangelization, Church Growth (with a focus on children, teens, youth, middle-aged, and old-age people), Leadership Development, Mission, and Finance. Presently, the church is advancing with a vision encompassing 4000 preaching points.