Origin and growth

In the late 1920s, Pastor K. E. Abraham, Pastor P. M. Samuel, Pastor K. C. Cherian, and others united the various independent Pentecostal churches into a Pentecostal denomination. The Indian Pentecostal Church of God was registered with the Government of India under the Societies Act XXI of 1860 on December 9, 1935. Pastor P. M. Samuel from Andhra Pradesh was chosen as the first President, Pastor K. C. Cherian as the Vice-President, and Pastor P. T. Chacko representing as the Secretary of IPC. Pastor K. C. John has served as the General President of IPC from 2006 until the present).