Calvary Temple

Calvary Temple is an evangelical non-denominational Christian megachurch of Hyderabad, in India. It has 330,000 members. The founder and pastor of this church is Dr. P. Satish Kumar.

Calvary Temple Hyderabad
LocationHyderabad
CountryIndia
DenominationNondenominational Christianity
Weekly attendance350,000
Websitewww.calvarytemple.in
History
Founded5 June 2005 (2005-06-05)
Founder(s)Dr. P. Satish Kumar
Dedicated2005
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Dr. P. Satish Kumar
Bro. P. Satish Kumar

History

Calvary Temple was founded in 2005 by Satish Kumar and 25 believers.[1] [2] The church grew from 80,000 people in 2013, to 195,000 in 2018.[3]In 2020, the Church had 330,000 people and 8 places of worship.[4]

Calvary Temple

In 2012, the Church began construction of an 18,000 seat hall in Hyderabad Telangana State.It was built in 52 days.[5]The venue opened on 1 January 2013.[6]

Calvary Bible College

Calvary Bible College provides theological education. It is located on church premises.[7]

See also

References

  1. Michael Brown, 7 Lessons From The World's Fastest Growing Congregation, christianpost.com, USA, 13 December 2015
  2. "Rapidly Growing". Gospelherald.com. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. RN, Calvary Church 13th Anniversary Celebrations: SCR to run MMTS Special Trains from Lingampalli to Falaknuma, railnews.in, India, June 5, 2018
  4. Michael Brown, How one church In India provided more than 3 million meals during the pandemic, christianpost.com, USA, May 26, 2020
  5. Michael Smith, Pastor of Indian Megachurch Shares His Story at Proclaim 17, nrb.org, USA, 9 March 2017
  6. Dawn Seow, Dr Satish Kumar: The Story Of A Church Built In 52 Days, citynews.sg, Singapore, March 15, 2019
  7. Calvary Temple, Calvary Bible College, calvarytemple.in, India, retrieved 4 July 2020

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