ELS (CLC) India

25,000 Children’s Bibles Project: Help us print 25,000 in multiple languages

During a trip to our CLC ministry in Chiang Mai, Thailand last year, I was struck by how few Bibles were available for children in the Thai language. I knew that we had to do something about this lack of materials for different age groups for our precious children. As I spoke to some colleagues, we realised that this was a problem in many countries.

Update: Chennai Building Project

ELS India is currently in the middle of a life-changing construction project in the city of Chennai. This project has been a long time in the making and is now becoming a reality. The fourstorey building will have parking on the ground floor, a 222 m2 showroom, conference rooms, and a large number of rooms to accommodate guests on the top floor.

Meet the ELS Ministry in India - CLC World Magazine 2024/02

Our dedicated team manages 23 bookshops in the country, mostly in the south where the majority of Christians live. It is one of the countries with the most staff and also the largest distribution of Christian literature in the CLC International Fellowship.

India: Country Highlight - Impacting lives through books

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Evangelical Literature Service in the beautiful and diverse nation of India, which is home to 1.39 billion people. The work is continuing to grow and includes 23 bookstores, publishing, mobile ministry, outlets, and web sales.

Meet: Justin Chellappan, ELS National Director

The youngest of six, Justin was born into a pastoral family. His father, born Hindu, accepted Jesus as his Saviour after seeing the Lord move greatly in his family. Justin committed his life to the Lord at 14 years old, but because of the hardships he saw in the ministry, he decided to follow a different path.

Publishing In India

Through the publishing ministry, our teams can help shape and influence the reading culture in their respective countries. To this day, the Lord continues to use the printed page as a tool for evangelism, hope, equipping, and transformation.