• Statements and Releases

    Freedom, Development and the India We Share

    On this our 80th Independence Day, we thank God for India, for the freedom secured at great cost, and for the generations that have carried the work of nation-building forward since 1947. As India looks to the future, we should continue to ask what development truly means. It is not only about what a nation

    EFI Welcomes Parliamentary Scrutiny of FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EFI Welcomes Parliamentary Scrutiny of FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 New Delhi, 12 August 2026 The Evangelical Fellowship of India welcomes the Lok Sabha’s decision to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a Joint Committee of Parliament. Legislation with consequences of this nature deserves careful examination, meaningful consultation and the

    Remembering Pranitha Timothy

    EFI joins Christians in India and around the world in giving thanks to God for the life and witness of Pranitha Timothy. For nearly three decades, Pranitha served with courage and compassion among those affected by bonded labour, human trafficking, imprisonment, poverty and other forms of injustice. Through her work in India and her leadership

    EFI Appeals for Peace, Restraint, and the Safe Return of All Missing Persons in Manipur

    10th June 2026 The Evangelical Fellowship of India welcomes the safe release of the fourteen Kuki civilians in Manipur on 9 June 2026. We thank God for their safe return and acknowledge with appreciation the efforts of all community leaders, church leaders, civil society organisations, authorities, and others who worked towards this humanitarian outcome. At

    EFI Deeply Grieved by Killing of Church Leaders in Manipur

    New Delhi, 13 May 2026 The Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) expresses deep grief and anguish over the killing of church leaders belonging to the Thadou Baptist Association India (TBAI) in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on 13 May 2026. According to information received from church leaders and sources on the ground, the church leaders were returning

    A Reflection on the 77th Republic Day

    Republic Day reminds us that India did not imagine itself merely as a powerful nation, but as a moral one. Our Constitution was framed with the conviction that authority must be restrained, conscience protected, and the weakest safeguarded. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar warned the nation that constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment, but something