Rev. Dr. Varughese V. Abraham

Rev. Dr. Varughese Viralasseril Abraham is a man of God with passion for God’s mission. He is a missionary, pastor, teacher, preacher and a counselor. He has a pastoral heart that cares for the congregation, a missionary fervor to train and send out missionaries to the unreached parts of the world. He is a great academician for intellectual excellence, and a teacher always counseling his students. He was born on 12th April 1958 at Mepral, Thiruvalla, Kerala. His parents were good Bible-believing Christians who followed the Lord closely.

However, it was the trauma of his father’s illness that made Varghese’s family turn wholly to the Lord. He accepted Jesus as his personal Savior at the age of thirteen. His parents also encouraged him to follow His calling. He was brought up within the Pentecostal belief and spent his childhood learning Sunday School and growing with much spiritual fervor. He was baptized by the Holy Spirit and led a godly life. After schooling, he went to Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and was employed as a stenographer in the Public Works Department (PWD). While he was working for the Government of Maharashtra, God called him for the full time ministry. To fulfill God’s purpose in his life, God provided a number of mentors to guide and mold him.

The first major influence was Mr. Alphy Franks, the Director of Operation Mobilization, who mentored him. God’s ways are mysterious; for it was merely by chance that Varghese met Mr. Alphy Franks. Sick and tired by the chicanery and bribery in his work place Varghese decided to go and meet Alphy Frank and ask him for a ministry opportunity in any Christian organization. He had to wait for some time; for, Mr. Frank was praying. When Mr. Frank came out, he went straight to Varghese and prophesied to him, “The Holy Spirit clearly told that He had chosen Varghese for His work and that his place was there with him in the Operation Mobilization. Mr. Franks sent him to Ranchi, Bihar, India to work under Mr. John K. Brown from Ireland. who was the State leader of the Operation Mobilization in Bihar. It was there under Mr. Brown’s mentorship Pastor Vaughese started his mission work and began to grow spiritually.

He held various positions in the ministry:
Missionary in Bihar with Operation Mobilization (Jun. 1981 - May 1983) Theological studies up to M.Th (Jun. 1983 - Apr. 1990) B.Th (Bachelor of Theology) from Calcutta Bible College, India (Jun. 1983 - Apr.1987) M.Th.(Master of Theology). Evangelical Theological Seminary, India (Jun. 1987 - Apr. 1990) (Along with two years of pastoral Ministry at Revival Centre Church, Bangalore, India) Instructor, C.O.T.R Theological Seminary, India (Jun. 1990 - Apr. 1992) (Along with one year pastoral ministry in the seminary church) Doctoral Research (D. Miss.), South Asia Institute of Advance Christian Studies (SAIACS), Banglore, India (Jun. 1992 - Apr. 1996) Instructor, Calcutta Bible College, Calcutta, India (Jun. 1993 - Apr. 1995) (Along with Doctoral Research after its one year residential program) Instructor, Gospel for Asia Biblical Seminary, Thiruvalla, Kerala (Jun. 1996 - Apr. 2001) Senior Pastor, Indian Pentecostal Church (IPC Tabor Church), Trivandrum, Kerala (Jun. 2001 - May 2004) Senior Pastor, IPC Philadelphia, Kottayam, Kerala (Jun. 2004 - May 2007)

He married Merciamma Varughese (Mercy) on Sep. 09, 1989, and God blessed them with four beautiful children. Their eldest son Timothy V. Abraham is a 12th grade student and the youngest son Titus V. Varughese is a 5th grade student. Their eldest daughter Tity Mary Varughese is a 9th grade student and the youngest daughter Christa Ann Varughese is a 4th grade student. He stands for the cause of Christ and His mission. He travels extensively to preach and teach in different States of India as well as Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia, Quatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman. He is always available for prayer and counsel.