Calvary Temple

Calvary Temple is a Bible-based independent megachurch in Hyderabad, India. It has 300,000 members in 2019.[1] The founder and pastor of this church is Dr. P. Satish Kumar.

Calvary Temple Hyderabad
LocationHyderabad
CountryIndia
DenominationNondenominational Christianity
Weekly attendance300,000
Websitewww.calvarytemple.in
History
Founded5 June 2005 (2005-06-05)
Founder(s)Dr. P. Satish Kumar
Dedicated2005
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Dr. P. Satish Kumar
Bro. P. Satish Kumar

History

According to Satish Kumar, God directly told him to build the Calvary Temple, starting in 2005. The Calvary Temple was erected on 5 June 2005 with 25 followers. It is also said that, as God promised, it grew rapidly.[2] In 2006, it had 1,000 members. By 2007, that had grown to 3,000 members. In 2010, they had 30,000 members.[3]

By 2019, the Church had 300,000 attendees[4].[5]

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In 2012, the Church began construction of an 18,000 seat hall in Hyderabad, Telangana. The venue opened on 1 January 2013.[6]

The Calvary Temple has also opened other branches across the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The full list of Calvary Temple branches includes:

Calvary Bible College

Calvary Bible College provides theological education. It is located on church premises.This Bible College aim to make more deciples to preach the Gospel as the Great Commission of Christ Says to Proclaim the Gospel throughout the world [7]

See also

References
  1. "About Calvary Temple - Biggest church in India". Calvary Temple. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. "Rapidly Growing". Gospelherald.com. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. https://www.daystar.com/news-updates/general-updates/answering-the-call-for-india-with-dr-satish-kumar/
  4. calvarytemple.in/about
  5. Warren Bird, World megachurches, leadnet.org, USA, retrieved 15 February 2020
  6. Michael Brown, 7 Lessons From The World's Fastest Growing Congregation, christianpost.com, USA, 13 December 2015
  7. Calvary Temple Church, Calvary Bible College, Official Website, India, retrieved 7 August 2016

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