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WHO WE ARE:
- Indian Christians United (ICU) is an interdenominational and international movement that has a vision to aid Indian christians around the world and unite their hearts to pray for India and Indian Diaspora.
- We as Indian christians, in other parts of the world, are part of this movement. Every Christian who is an Indian or of Indian origin has a mandate to pray for the rest of the Indians in their community, city, town, county, state and Nation.
- ICU mainly concentrates on an Annual Day of Fasting and Prayer in the San Francisco Bay Area and also encourages passionate Christians around the world to organize such Fasting and Prayer events, in their respective places.
Our Purpose and Values: "There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all." Ephesians 4:4-6 - ICU is a Movement endeavoring unity and encouraging prayer.
- ICU members belong to different languages and cultures, various churches and diverse doctrines, but have agreed to come together as Indians and Indian Diaspora Christians, united for the sake of His Kingdom.
- ICU acknowledges that it is possible and necessary to set aside all denominational differences for the sake of witnessing Jesus Christ.
- ICU is burdened for the millions of Indians and Persons of Indian Origins who need the love and friendship of Jesus Christ.
- ICU is unwilling to be drawn into any doctrinal, denominational and divisional disputes that plagued Churches and cost millions of precious souls.
- ICU understands that there will always be opposition to unity and realizes that disunity among Indian Christians have been one of the reasons fellow Indians are unconvinced even after two millennia of Gospel activity.
- ICU is reluctant to let any more time pass by and is convinced that the time for revival in India and Indian Diaspora is now, and the responsibility is on us, Asian Indian Christians and Indian Diaspora Christians.
- ICU strives to strengthen the strategic partnership with organizations that are burdened to pray for Indians and Indian Diaspora.
- ICU seeks volunteers around the world, to share the vision of unity and prayer, by way of communication, collaboration and cooperation.
- ICU sincerely loves Indians, prays for the Indian Government & politicians and respects the Laws.
Our Vision: UNITE AND PRAY
Our Mission:
- Join together and pray for India and Indian Diaspora.
- Foster unity among Indian Christians, lay and clergy.
- Challenge every Indian Christian around the world to be a living witness for Christ.
Mail group: united4christ@yahoogroups.com Website: www.indianchristiansunited.org Global Volunteer Activities: (You can do one or more of these things in your area.) Note: Some of the points are just generally mentioned. If you need the full plan of each, please contact us at support@indianchristiansunited.org - Create a Network of Indian Christians (PIO or NRI) and encourage them to conduct fasting and prayer in your respective place. ICU will provide Prayer Points, up to date videos on social & economical needs of India & Indian Diaspora, Indian Religions, Regions and so on.
- Collect prayer information about Indians in your area such as statistics and survey. (Request a sample copy)
- Conduct Pastors' appreciation Day - Take them to a place they like and help them to have a wonderful day.
- Communicate centralized Prayer Support Networks only for Pastors and Full time Workers.
- Organize a united Outreach to share the Love of God to Indians in your community.
- Celebrate the Birth of Jesus by organizing united "Christmas Celebration" by inviting friends of yours to a community center where all the Indian Christians can participate and volunteer.
- Concentrate and connect with all the language groups in your area and find ways and means to encourage and help each other .
- Contribute articles and case studies on Prayer, Unity and Indian Christians.
Local Activity Approach:
- Communicate the need of Unity and Prayer among Indian and Indian Diaspora Christians.
- Cooperate with Indian and Indian Diaspora churches, cell groups and Missions to challenge the Christians to meet the spiritual needs of Indians and Indian Diaspora.
- Collaborate with Non-Indian Churches to address the spiritual need of Asian Indians
Our Need:
- If you want to participate and have a passion to pray and reach out to the Indians, please send your Church/Missions/Cell Group Details. We will contact you as early as possible.
- If you have a desire to organize a FASTING PRAYER in your Area, we will guide you and send you all the resources including Planning, Executing and Prayer Materials.
- If you have a desire to start a new cell group, we can help you to form one.
- If you have a corporate prayer need please send it to us, we will pray for it.
History of Indian Christians United (ICU): ICU focuses on prayer and has a vision for prayer. A global vision to see Indian Christians everywhere, uniting together for one purpose: PRAYER. On November 16th, 2002, Indian Christians from various churches & prayer groups in the Bay Area came together for a whole day of fasting and prayer. It was an incredible experience to set aside differences of language, culture and denomination and spend a whole day praying together. A year later on November 15, 2003, again the Indian Christians of the San Francisco Bay Area came together for another day of prayer. It was the move of the Holy Spirit that led the pastors
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