REV. MATHEW PHILIP

Hails from ‘God’s own country’ – Kerala, a small and lush southern State of India. I was born on April 15, 1966 at Parakode, a village in the District of Pathanamthitta, to godly parents and was raised in the Pentecostal tradition.

I completed my Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (B.Com.) from Kerala University in 1986. Then I went on to complete my Bachelor of Divinity (B.D) Degree from Southern Asia Bible College (SABC), Bangalore in 1990. After that I served as a pastor of an English congregation (IPC Green Park English Fellowship now known as the City Fellowship Church) in New Delhi as well as a Bible teacher at IPC Bethel Bible College, New Delhi. After a time of missionary activity in North India with the Indian Pentecostal Church(Northern Region), I went on to complete a Master of Theology Degree (M.Th. in Missiology) from South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS), Bangalore in 1995.

Since 1995 I have served as the Dean of Students and an Associate Professor in the department of Mission & Ministry at Gospel For Asia Biblical Seminary (GFABS), Tiruvalla, Kerala.

Now lives in Philadelphia, PA. along with my family and doing the ministry of preaching, teaching and writing. Currently serving as a full time chaplain with Caring Hospice Services at Fort Washington.