Indian Evangelical Mission

Indian Evangelical Mission

IEM is an inter-denominational mission working in India since 1965, with headquarters in
Bangalore and 99 mission fields across India.

Almost 600 missionaries, composed solely of Indians, are working for IEM among some
70 different people groups all over India, amongst tribal groups in towns and villages with
very mixed populations. There are also workers in other countries, e.g. Papua New Guinea,
Thailand, Philippines, West Asia and Ghana.

Missionaries are trained at IEM's own Outreach Training Institute (OTI), and after completion
of their training they are sent to work among a people group, to learn their language and live
among them fulfilling God’s commission. When a few people respond to the gospel a worship
centre is started.

Gradually a church is established and the new believers are taught to minister and to share the
gospel with their own people. There are currently around 300 worship groups of which 91 have
a church building.

In addition to spreading the gospel and planting new churches, IEM also undertakes bible
translations into local languages; provides medical clinics and community health projects in
rural areas; and has established hostels for tribal children, providing security and education
not previously available.

IEM teams are currently working on Bible translations into 15 different languages: New
Testaments of 6 have already been completed, extending IEM’s outreach capability with the gospel.

St Margaret’s Church has a longstanding link with the Indian Evangelical Mission.

Di Currie trained as a doctor in Manchester and worshipped here. Initially going as a missionary
doctor in Thailand, she became Medical Officer for IEM when she married Theo Srinivasagam, who
later became IEM General Secretary (pictured above). Although now retired, both still support the
Mission by lecturing and providing medical advice. They have visited St Margaret’s a number of times
over the years.