Church of Signs and Wonders

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Church of Signs and Wonders
LocationVillage Khambra, Jalandhar, Punjab
CountryIndia
DenominationPentecostalism
Websiteankurnarula.org
History
Founded2008 (2008)
Founder(s)Ankur Yoseph Narula
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Ankur Yoseph Narula

Ankur Narula Ministries (The Church of Signs and Wonders) is a church ministry in Punjab, India. It was established in 2008 in Jalandhar, Khambra. Ankur Yoseph Narula is the Senior Pastor and Overseer.[1] It is a prosperity megachurch.[2]

History[edit]

Ankur Yoseph Narula is the Senior Pastor and Overseer in the Church of Signs and Wonders. Born in a non-Christian family, Ankur Narula accepted Christianity and started his ministry with 3 people in 2008.[1] Weekly congregations are now in the region of 30,000 strong.[3]

In April 2023, India's Income Tax department coordinated a series of raids against the church, investigating claims of money laundering and fraudulent cash transactions.[3][4] The raids related to a 2020 complaint brought by the Legal Rights Observatory with the Union Home Ministry, who claimed that a UK registered shell company was being used to launder foreign donations for tax purposes.[5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Church of Signs and Wonders n.d.
  2. ^ Corrigan, McAlister & Schäfer 2022.
  3. ^ a b Hindustan Times 2023.
  4. ^ Times of India 2023.
  5. ^ Hindu Post 2023.

Bibliography[edit]

  • "About Ankur Narula Ministries". ankurnarula.org. Church of Signs and Wonders. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  • Corrigan, John; McAlister, Melani; Schäfer, Axel R. (15 September 2022). Global Faith, Worldly Power: Evangelical Internationalism and U.S. Empire. UNC Press Books. ISBN 978-1-4696-7060-7.
  • "IT raids pastor Ankur Narula's churches in Punjab". Hindustan Times. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  • "Punjab: Fake healing pastor Ankur Narula's church & Bible college raided by IT". hindupost.in. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  • "Income-tax raids on self-styled pastor's Jalandhar assets". The Times of India. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

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