God has richly blessed the students and given them an opportunity to receive the love of Christ through Calvary India Mission.

by Pastor Udhayanesan Raji on January 17, 2023


Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I am so happy to greet you all through our newsletter. The Lord has done great things through Calvary India Mission in 2022. We had a blessed India Mission Trip last year with God’s wonderful people. I am very thankful to Calvary Lutheran Church and Mount Olive Lutheran Church for their continuous support. We followed this with a wonderful Christmas Celebration in our Tailoring and Tuition (Tutoring) Centers. God has richly blessed the students and given them an opportunity to receive the love of Christ through Calvary India Mission. I am always thankful to God for giving us the privilege to serve Him in a better way each year.

From the Leaders of Calvary India Mission, Staff, Students and Trainees, we bring you heartfelt wishes for a Happy New Year 2023! I pray and wish you all to receive blessings from Jesus the King in this year. As we start 2023, we wish this year to be a year where God is our focus and we trust Him to be our constant guide and provider. May God bless you all!!!

In His Mission,
Pastor Udhayanesan Rajipillai


Click here to see the full January 2023 CIM Newsletter.

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About the Author
Pastor Udhayanesan Raji

Pastor Udhayanesan Rajipillai (Pastor Raji), his wife Kalai and their children Sam, Jebri, and Alwyn have made their church home at Calvary since October, 2007. Pastor Raji serves as Chaplain at IU Health in Indianapolis, USA and as the founder of Calvary India Mission (CIM).  CIM and Pr. Raji serve the Tamil Indian Christian community in Indianapolis and in Ambur, India. He leads Tamil language church services at Calvary the last Sunday of every month at 5:30 pm.  CIM in India supports a Tailoring Center and Computer Center in Ambur, and two Tuition (Tutoring) Centers near Ambur (Thalayatham and T.T. Motor).  All four centers offer free training in Christ’s name to poor people in the area and serve Christian, Hindu and Muslim students. In addition, Pastor Raji supports the Lutheran community in India through mission trips with participants from Calvary, Mt. Olive, Our Shepherd, and Hope Lutheran churches in Indianapolis.

 Pastor Raji graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary, Nagercoil, India. He has served the India Evangelical Lutheran Church and the LCMS as an ordained pastor. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts Degrees in History from the University of Madras, India. He is a board certified Chaplain by the Association of Professional Chaplains. He served as Pastor for India Missions at Emmaus Lutheran Church and started Tamil worship services at Emmaus in Indianapolis, and Grace Lutheran Church in Columbus, prior to his current call to Calvary. He is a pioneer pastor to the India community in Indiana and the US, with the Indiana District-LCMS.

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