GOSPEL HALL VIJAYAWADA GAI

The Gospel Association of India was founded by Bro. Rajaratnam Bandela in Andhra Pradesh, in the southeastern coastal plain of India. Rajaratnam accepted the Lord on September 10, 1944. He felt the call of the Lord to fulltime ministry and resigned his position as headmaster of a school on October 16, 1944, when he began to preach the gospel. GAI recognizes this day as its anniversary date.

Rajaratnam Bandela risked everything to begin the evangelistic ministry of the Gospel Association of India. Under his leadership, thousands came to know the Lord. The GAI team of pastor-evangelists grew to 22 full-time pastors and 50 churches. These pastors loved the Lord and wanted more than anything else to give every person in India one fair chance to respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Rajaratnam faithfully led the organization until 1967 when tragedy struck, and Yesu Bandela’s leadership began.