Laymen's evangelical fellowship
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Laymen's Evangelical Fellowship International is a Christian
organisation founded in 1935 in Madras, India
by N. Daniel (1897-1963), a former mathematics teacher at McLaurin High School in Kakinada
, and currently headed by his son Joshua Daniel (born February 1928).
Headquartered at 9-B Nungambakkam High Road in Chennai, India, it has centres in many parts of India, with the majority in the states of Tamil Nadu
and Andhra Pradesh
:* Imphal
, Manipur
* Shillong
, Meghalaya
* Mumbai
, Maharashtra
* Nagpur
, Maharashtra
Additionally, it has "tentmaker" (supported through their own work rather than by the organisation) missionaries in various countries such as Cyprus
, Guyana
, Venezuela
and the Brixton
area of London
and radio broadcasts named "The Lord's Challenge" from Guyana, United Kingdom
, France-Paris, Germany
, Australia
and parts of the United States
(Buffalo, New York
; Atlanta, Georgia
; Council Bluffs, Iowa
; Detroit, Michigan
). Since January 2007, a weekly series of half-hour television broadcasts with same title ("The Lord's Challenge") as the radio broadcasts have been going forth from Novi, MI; a RealVideo copy of each broadcast is available for play or download from the organisation's website.
The Fellowship also publishes a daily-devotional guide Faith Is The Victory which contains 365 messages by N. Daniel and Joshua Daniel, as well as Indian editions of a magazine Christ Is Victor, both printed at Beulah Gardens, its Retreat Centre in Sirinium village, 4 km from Red Hills, Chennai. (Tiruvallur District, metropolitan). Other editions of the magazine are printed abroad (UK, US, ...).
Live Webcast of Retreats (including Annual Retreat, generally in May of the year) has been available from May 2008.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
organisation founded in 1935 in Madras, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
by N. Daniel (1897-1963), a former mathematics teacher at McLaurin High School in Kakinada
Kakinada
Kakinada is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located east of the state capital, Hyderabad. It is also the headquarters of East Godavari district. It is nicknamed "Fertilizer City" , "Pensioner's Paradise" and "Second Madras"...
, and currently headed by his son Joshua Daniel (born February 1928).
Headquartered at 9-B Nungambakkam High Road in Chennai, India, it has centres in many parts of India, with the majority in the states of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
and Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
:* Imphal
Imphal
Imphal is the capital of the Indian state of Manipur.In the heart of the town and surrounded by a moat, are ruins of the old Palace of Kangla. Kangla Fort used to be the home of the Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force and on November 2004 it was handed over to state of Manipur by Prime minister Dr....
, Manipur
Manipur
Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...
* Shillong
Shillong
-Connectivity:Although well connected by road, Shillong has no rail connection and a proper air connection. Umroi Airport exists but has only limited flights.-Roadways:Shillong is well connected by roads with all major north eastern states...
, Meghalaya
Meghalaya
Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...
* Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
* Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Maharashtra
Additionally, it has "tentmaker" (supported through their own work rather than by the organisation) missionaries in various countries such as Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and the Brixton
Brixton
Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....
area of London
London
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and radio broadcasts named "The Lord's Challenge" from Guyana, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, France-Paris, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and parts of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
; Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
; Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs, known until 1852 as Kanesville, Iowathe historic starting point of the Mormon Trail and eventual northernmost anchor town of the other emigrant trailsis a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States and is on the east bank of the Missouri River across...
; Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
). Since January 2007, a weekly series of half-hour television broadcasts with same title ("The Lord's Challenge") as the radio broadcasts have been going forth from Novi, MI; a RealVideo copy of each broadcast is available for play or download from the organisation's website.
The Fellowship also publishes a daily-devotional guide Faith Is The Victory which contains 365 messages by N. Daniel and Joshua Daniel, as well as Indian editions of a magazine Christ Is Victor, both printed at Beulah Gardens, its Retreat Centre in Sirinium village, 4 km from Red Hills, Chennai. (Tiruvallur District, metropolitan). Other editions of the magazine are printed abroad (UK, US, ...).
Live Webcast of Retreats (including Annual Retreat, generally in May of the year) has been available from May 2008.