New Life Fellowship Association

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New Life Fellowship Association
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New Life Fellowship
Classification Evangelicalism
Orientation Charismatic
ModeratorShekhar Kallianpur, senior pastor
Region India
Official website nlfa.org

New Life Fellowship Association, commonly known as New Life Fellowship (NLF), is a group of megachurches primarily located in India, that is characterised by adherence to the Holiness movement, Evangelicalism, and Biblical fundamentalism. [1] [2] New Life Fellowship Association Mumbai (Bombay) is a megachurch with 70,000 members.

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History

New Life Fellowship was founded in 1964 in Pune by missionaries Graham and Pamela Truscott from the New Life Churches of New Zealand. [3] In 1966, the church was established in Mumbai. Dr. S. Joseph joined the Church in Mumbai and was soon ordained Pastor and became the founding chairman of New Life Fellowship. [4] In India, it has more than 100,000 adherents. [5] [6] [7] In 2020, the Church had 70,000 people. [8]

Beliefs

The denomination has a charismatic confession of faith. [9] [10]

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