our fore-runners
​We know that there is no greater opportunity to impact the journey of an individual than when they are a child. By knowing this, many people sacrificed their time, talent, money and lives to see growth in AG Children’s ministry of Tamil Nadu. A brief history of AGCM is given here.
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Rev. Samuel Johnson
Rev. Samuel Johnson, in the September 1986 Conference, was dedicated to do Children’s Ministry. By the pure grace of God, he had been in the ministry from 1986 to 2006. In 1987 a non-AG team from America came to India and they promised him to give puppets for the children’s ministry. Unfortunately, they were denied and given to other denominations. So, with
the thought that Indian children can be reached only through Indian puppets, he started to make puppets. In 1986, Mrs. Edwards came to India and she started ‘Radiant Life’ magazine, translated the Sunday school material, and published it there. In 1989, Jim Lowell came to New Life A.G. Church, Chennai and he conducted children’s ministry training in Salem, Trichy, Madurai, Senkottai, Palayamkottai, and Tuticorin. But Rev. Samuel didn’t accept him as he was cheated by the previous foreign team. And then, missionaries Arne and Karen Dixon helped and encouraged him to do the ministry and they promised
him that they would help him in making puppets also. He started to make quality puppets for children’s ministry. The decade of the harvest was observed from 1992 to 2000 and in that period Ms. Gunn came to India to start Trinity Bible College. She stayed here for three months and she provided him with a lot of materials to do children’s ministry effectively. In 1996 Ron Sellers came to India and AGCM Training Centre was started at 15, Thomas Nagar,Saidapet, Chennai. Four students joined there to get training and the present Director of AGCM Rev. Begin Samuel is one among the students. God’s promise for this year is “They are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.” (Is.61:9). Thank God! This promise assures you that our children are the spiritual seed of Abraham and are blessed with him; blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ, with faith in him, and with every other grace.
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Rev. Ronald Sellers
An AGWM missionary from Florida, USA, who came in the beginning of 1990s and settled in Madurai with his family and travelled all over the state, doing camps for children, training children ministers, and teaching in Bible schools - TBC(Madurai), TBS(Tenkasi), and SABC(Bangalore). He developed many leaders and sacrificially helped many churches in Tamilnadu.
Administrative Structure
Central Committee - Director, Secretary, Treasurer, Committee Member
Regional Leaders
Sectional Leaders
2016 committee
Director - Rev. Begin Samuel
Secretary - Rev. Melvin Manesh
Treasurer - Rev. Daniel Rathinaraj
Committee Member - Rev. Ebenezer
2014 committee
Director - Rev. L. Rajaram
Secretary - Rev. Begin Samuel
Treasurer - Rev. Daniel Rathinaraj
Committee Member - Rev. Linton Jegadeesh
2006 committee
Director - Rev. P. Joseph
Secretary - Rev. L. Rajaram
Treasurer - Rev. Daniel Rathinaraj
Committee Member - Rev. Miller Alexis
2015 committee
Director - Rev. Begin Samuel
Secretary - Rev. Melvin Manesh
Treasurer - Rev. Daniel Rathinaraj
2011 committee
Director - Rev. L. Rajaram
Secretary - Rev. Miller Alexis
Treasurer - Rev. Daniel Rathinaraj
Committee Member - Rev. Linton Jegadeesh
2004 committee
Director - Rev. Samuel Johnson
Secretary - Rev. John Williams
Treasurer - Rev. Babu Francis
Committee Member - Rev. P. Joseph
Committee Member - Rev, Samson Selvam