The Pentecostal Mission

This article is about The Pentecostal Mission/New Testament Church (NTC)(20th century). For the century Pentecostal Mission holiness denomination, see Church of the Nazarene.

The Pentecostal Mission
പന്തകൊസ്ത മിഷൻ
பெந்தேகோஸ்தே மிஷன்
පෙන්තකොස්ත සභාව
AbbreviationCPM / TPM
ClassificationChristianity
OrientationProtestant
ScriptureBible
TheologyArminianism
PolityEpiscopal
GovernanceCentralized leadership
StructureHierarchical
Chief PastorPastor Abraham Mathew (current)
Deputy Chief PastorPastor M.T. Thomas
Associate/ Deputy Chief PastorPastor G.J. Jeyam
FounderPastor Paul Ramankutty
International Headquartersirumbuliyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2nd International HeadquartersMattakkuliya, Colombo, Wester Province, Sri Lanka.
RegionWorldwide (notably in Sri Lanka, India and other parts of Asia)
LanguageTamil, Malayalam, English, Hindi, Telugu, Sinhala and others
LiturgyPentecostal
HeadquartersIrumbuliyur, Chennai, India
FounderPastor Paul Ramankutty
Origin1923
Sri Lanka
Congregations3,000+
Members10,000,000+
Other name(s)Ceylon Pentecostal Mission (CPM)
PublicationsHoly Spirit Magazine
SloganHoliness Unto the Lord

The Pentecostal Mission (TPM), also known as New Testament Church (NTC) in the United States and Universal Pentecostal Church (UPC) in the United Kingdom, is a Pentecostal denomination established in 1923 in Colombo, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Its global headquarters is located in Irumbuliyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The organization operates churches in over 65 countries under various names and has more than 1,500 places of worship worldwide. Formerly called the Ceylon Pentecostal Mission (CPM), the denomination has grown to include millions of members.[1][2][3][4]

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