Gospel to the Ends of the EarthServing Jesus Christ

Show God’s love to the people of India.

Since 1991 we have carried the gospel across India — planting churches, training pastors, giving children a home, and caring for women, widows and families affected by leprosy.

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Evening worship

Our journey

  1. 1981

    Coming to faith

    Pastor Santhosh Babu Desabattula comes to faith.

  2. August 6, 1981

    The vision

    A call to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth.

  3. 1991

    The ministry begins

    The first work begins in the villages of Andhra Pradesh.

  4. Today

    Across India

    Churches, pastors, children, women and families served.

Partners who have seen the work

“On behalf of Riverside Ministries, I would like to endorse this ministry in India as one of the most powerful and established works in India.”

Bishop William Hieb · Riverside Ministries, Minnesota, USA

“It is a great honor for us to be associated with Dr. Desabattula and UCM. They are impacting not only Andhra Pradesh, but the entire nation of India.”

Pastor Chad Honaker · Partner Church, Ohio, USA
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“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Mark 16:15 · NKJV

Give

Support a child, a church planter, a Bible school student or a pastor.

  • Support a child

    $30 a month

    A home, meals and school through to adulthood.

    Support a child
  • Support a church planter

    $50 a month

    A new church planted in a village.

    Support a church planter
  • Support a Bible school student

    $50 a month

    Training for ministry at Grace Bible College.

    Support a student
  • Support a pastor

    Any amount

    Care for the pastors who serve village churches.

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Four ways to stand with us

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Pray today · Church planters

Pray for safe travel, open homes and new churches for the planters the ministry sends into villages.

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