Sam P. Chelladurai

Sam P. Chelladurai

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Sam P. Chelladurai Profile

  • Name:
  • Sam P. Chelladurai
  • Born:
  • December 7, 1952
  • Father:
  • P. S. Chelladurai
  • Spouse:
  • Dr. Manju Chelladurai

Sam P. Chelladurai Biography

Sam P. Chelladurai is the Senior Pastor of the Apostolic Fellowship Tabernacle, a mega church in purasawalkam, Chennai. He regularly appears in religious channels of Tamil television and is a household name among television viewers. His Tamil program, Vettriyum Vaazhvum aired on Doordarshan is aired by people across India. His English Program, "God is Good" aired on Christian channel, GOD TV is also extremely popular. All of his church services are also "webcast" live on his website. He currently serves as the Principal of 'The Full Gospel Bible College'. He also teaches on various religious subjects related to Christianity.

 

He was born on 7 December 1952 in Chennai. He was born to P. S. Chelladurai (also called P. S. Chelladurai Senior) who founded his own church, the Apostolic Fellowship Tabernacle in 1951. He was earlier associated with G. Sunderam’s Apostolic Christian Assembly. Chelladurai Senior later fully dedicated his time to work for the church and also started a Bible school. Sam P. Chelladurai was born to him in 1952. Apostolic Fellowship Tabernacle and the Pentecostal movement of Chennai achieved a significant growth in the 1970s. Chelladurai junior also became a convinced adherent of this controversial trend.

 

With the beginning of 1980s, Sam P. Chelladurai started seminaries with American representatives for the new Faith movement. By the mid-1980s, they got new building and Sam was given the full responsibility of this congregation. Since then he reorganized pastoral work consistently. Many old members left the organization and under the leadership of new administration, Pentecostal movement gained momentum afterwards. Sam P. Chelladurai dedicated his full time for the propulsion of this religious movement. Sam P. Chelladurai is married to Dr. Manju Chelladurai and the couple has two children - Jeevan Chelladurai and Priyadarshini Chelladurai.

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Updated: June 26, 2016

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