Inter collegiate Prayer Fellowship is the Full Gospel student ministry God raised to fulfill the task of winning students for Christ. ICPF endeavours to encounter the post matric student community with the Gospel of salvation. India alone has more than 10,000 Arts, Science and Professional colleges and a lot of other post matric educational institutions.VISION AND GROWTH
Born in a student convention in Charalkunnu, Kerala, in 1980, ICPF has its roots in the Full Gospel student camps held since 1973. To begin with there were only a handful of voluntary workers and a few campus prayer cells. In response to the tireless labour of scores of prayers and sacrificial giving of God's Children, God protected it and made it grow and spread its wings over eleven states viz. Punjab , Gujarat , New Delhi , West Bengal , Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra . Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, with more than 80 staff workers and more than 500 campus units.
During the past years through its various activities thousands of students could be contacted with the saving knowledge of God's Grace and hundreds were rescued from the darkness of sin.
ICPF has also been a platform for transcended fellowship of churches and denominations where people of God come together bypassing minor differences, if any, and share the partnership of God's ministry.
CHARITY
ICPF has social concerns too. Through its Educational and Marriage Fund (EMF) many deserving students are being assisted financially to pursue and complete their education Also financial assistance for marriage is provided to the deserving.
A Mobile Health Care Unit provides casualty services and essential medical care. The team also cater to the spiritual needs of over 4,000 villagers who would otherwise remain unreached. Dr. K. Muraleedhar, ICPF president coordinates its activities.
ANGELOS
ICPF launched ANGELOS I in 1980 and ANGELOS II in 1996. Fitted with sophisticated PA systems, musical instruments and power generation sets, they carry the Goodnews to campuses and streets. During the past decade, ANGELOS I conducted programs in most of the colleges in Kerala, several colleges in Tamil Nadu I and South Karnataka . ANGELOS II tours the North Indian states keeping New Delhi as its base station.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CENTRES
A hilly stretch of land of one acre and twenty cents at Muttumon near Pullad is purchased for building the proposed International Students Centre with camping facilities.
Construction of the Training and Rehabilitation Centre at Agali (Palakkad) is completed. The facility is in use since January 2001.
The Centers are for training and enrichment programs, refresher courses for staff and leaders as well as camps.
LITERATURE DIVISION
Quality literature for college students and educated youths needs to be produced and distributed. ICPF plans to publish periodical magazines with relevant articles and symposia on contemporary issues, as well as tracts and books on various subjects.
CURRENT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Campus situations are changing in India . As we look at the new century, our energies need to be continually channelised to the student work God has called us to do. ICPF looks forward to spread the ministry in all the 28 states in India . Reaching the very last student of India is a great dream. ICPF has plans to establish work in the Gulf countries and the USA also.
SENIOR WING
Graduates/seniors who were benefited by the ministries of ICPF, as well as parents and ministers who love God's work among collegians come together regularly to give effective prayer support and ministerial and financial backing for ICPF ministries. There are more than 50 such chapters in India and abroad.
FINANCE
ICPF is an indigenous, Full Gospel, non denominational, Bible centered movement, looking to God for the needs. It is supported by voluntary contributions from India and Indian brethren abroad. ICPF requires about four hundred and fifty thousand rupees every month to meet its current expenses.
YOUR PARTNERSHIP
ICPF is primarily a prayer ministry. Without prayer, such vast and varied ministries cannot keep going. Your sincere prayers, active participation and sacrificial financial partnership are urgently needed to carry out our Master's task of impacting this generation. You may, as an individual, family, group or church sponsor a missionary, a camp, a two wheeler for a missionary, scholarships and or educational/marriage assistance.
LEADERSHIP
ICPF is a registered society. The executive Committee elected and appointed by the General Body is responsible for its entire functioning.
Prof Mathew P Thomas is the founding visionary and he continues to give effective leadership with Prof. Mathew P. Thomas (Founder), Dr. K. Muralidar(President), Dr. D. Joshua (Vice President), Prof. T. M. George (Vice President), Bro. Jacob Mathew (Vice President - Representing ICPF units abroad), Dr. James George (General Secretary - Ministry) Dr. J. Varghese (General Secretary - Administration), Bro. C. V. Mathai (Treasurer), Bro. K. I. Mathew (Joint Treasurer) and scores of other committed, eminent leaders.
Graduates/seniors who were benefited by the ministries of ICPF, as well as parents and ministers who love God's work among collegians come together regularly to give effective prayer support and ministerial and financial backing for ICPF ministries. There are more than 50 such chapters in India and abroad.
ICPF Achieves Its Objectives Through:
• Personal contacts and counselling.
• Weekly prayer/Bible study cells inside/outside campuses.
• Monthly fellowship meets.
• Half/One day retreats.
• Workshops
• District/State camps (3/4 days).
• Leadership/Discipleship/Missionary camps (6/7 days).
• House Camps
• Professional Students Meets.
• Teachers Meets
• Drug/Smoking/Alcoholism/ AIDS -HIV+ awareness programmes
• How to handle adolescent crises
• Value education seminars/programmes – Influence of the media, How to study well and face the Examinations, How to develop self Esteem etc..
• Production and distribution of relevant literature
• Family enrichment programmes
Other than personal contacts, evangelism and counselling, the main events of ICPF are weekly campus groups, house groups, monthly fellowship meets, half/one day retreats and camps.
ICPF ALUMNI
Perhaps it was a small group Bible Study that met in one of the class room. Or maybe it was the noon prayer meeting that took place in the Student Center. Maybe it was the Charalkkunnu Conference you attended during your college years.
Somewhere during college you became connected with a group of people who followed Jesus Christ on campus – You became part of ICPF. As one of ICPF alumni, you are a part of a long heritage of Christian witness on Indian college campuses. Celebrate that heritage, stay in touch.
Graduates/seniors who were benefited by the ministries of ICPF, as well as parents and ministers who love God's work among collegians come together regularly to give effective prayer support and ministerial and financial backing for ICPF ministries. There are more than 50 such chapters in India and abroad.
Alumni are an important part of the ICPF community. Keeping the link with alumni strong means that we know who the alumni are and how to communicate with them.
How You Can Support This Ministry
Pray regularly for ICPF
We need your effective prayer support.
You can support ICPF financially.
ICPF is an indigenous, Full Gospel, Bible centered movement, looking to God for the needs. It is supported by voluntary contributions from India and Indian brethren abroad. If you wish to support ICPF you can do so by giving a one time contribution or by giving regularly for it's ministries. Contact us to know how you can do this.
Attend CGPF Groups
Attend if there is a CGPF gorup in your city. If there is not one already, organize one such group with the help of other ICPF Alumni in your area.
• Weekly prayer/Bible study cells inside/outside campuses.
• Monthly fellowship meets.
• Half/One day retreats.
• Workshops
• District/State camps (3/4 days).
• Leadership/Discipleship/Missionary camps (6/7 days).
• House Camps
• Professional Students Meets.
• Teachers Meets
• Drug/Smoking/Alcoholism/ AIDS -HIV+ awareness programmes
• How to handle adolescent crises
• Value education seminars/programmes – Influence of the media, How to study well and face the Examinations, How to develop self Esteem etc..
• Production and distribution of relevant literature
• Family enrichment programmes
Other than personal contacts, evangelism and counselling, the main events of ICPF are weekly campus groups, house groups, monthly fellowship meets, half/one day retreats and camps.
ICPF ALUMNI
Perhaps it was a small group Bible Study that met in one of the class room. Or maybe it was the noon prayer meeting that took place in the Student Center. Maybe it was the Charalkkunnu Conference you attended during your college years.
Somewhere during college you became connected with a group of people who followed Jesus Christ on campus – You became part of ICPF. As one of ICPF alumni, you are a part of a long heritage of Christian witness on Indian college campuses. Celebrate that heritage, stay in touch.
Graduates/seniors who were benefited by the ministries of ICPF, as well as parents and ministers who love God's work among collegians come together regularly to give effective prayer support and ministerial and financial backing for ICPF ministries. There are more than 50 such chapters in India and abroad.
Alumni are an important part of the ICPF community. Keeping the link with alumni strong means that we know who the alumni are and how to communicate with them.
How You Can Support This Ministry
Pray regularly for ICPF
We need your effective prayer support.
You can support ICPF financially.
ICPF is an indigenous, Full Gospel, Bible centered movement, looking to God for the needs. It is supported by voluntary contributions from India and Indian brethren abroad. If you wish to support ICPF you can do so by giving a one time contribution or by giving regularly for it's ministries. Contact us to know how you can do this.
Attend CGPF Groups
Attend if there is a CGPF gorup in your city. If there is not one already, organize one such group with the help of other ICPF Alumni in your area.
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