Teams forms a key aspects of our activities as a Church. These areas of ministry are carefully and prayerfully put together to meet the spiritual, social, physical and emotional needs of the people within the Church and to the community where God has placed us. We believe that every service done is a service to God.
Pastor Abraham Thomas is the Sr. Pastor at the Peniel Church of God, Garland. His many activities at the church reflect his diverse background: preaching, teaching, leadership training, and spiritual gifts assessment to name a few. But his deepest passions are for global missions and developing vision and direction for the church.
- Pastor George Thomas (Thomaskutty)
- Pastor George John (Jomon)
- Br. Jaison Maruthurethu
- Br. Joyson Premkumar (Joint Secretary)
- Br. John Chacko
- Br. Aby Thyparambil (Joint Treasurer)
- Br. Vinu Sam
- Br. Baby Samuel
- Oonnoonni Maruthurethu
- Abraham George
- Noel Samuel Thomas
Pastoral Care is a ministry of reaching inward to people in our congregation when they need help. We heartily welcome anyone interested in becoming a New Member! The list of what is done by this ministry is limited only by the requests. When people are wounded or hurt we heal through Christ, When people are confused or perplexed we guide them through Christ, When people are overwhelmed or stretched to the limit, we sustain them emotionally through Christ, When people are alienated or separated, we provide reconciliation through Christ, When they are feeling stuck or trapped, we liberate them through Christ. You are enthusiastically encouraged to attend meetings of these groups and learn more about how you can participate in providing love and care to members of our congregation. Further, please call the church when you are ill or need help.
This group comes together to pray for the needs of the Church as a “body”, the relevance of the Church within the community and for the peace of the land where God placed us as a Church. We have a Church Prayer Line (Monday-Thursday) 8PM-9PM.
This group’s main task is to look after the welfare of the Church as a body. Receiving and following up visitors and new members. They coordinate “Discipleship Classes” for new members in order to fully integrate them into the service of the Lord within and outside the Church. The group meets regularly on specific days known to the team.
The women’s group, is aimed at meeting the specific needs of every woman in the Church, because we believe every woman is a born with a virtue that makes her stand out victoriously in the Home, Church and in the Society at large. The group meets regularly every Monday at 8PM-9PM via phone line.
Sis. Ammini Yohannan (Coordinator) and Sis. Jolly Thomas (Joint Coordinator)
Our choir groups assists and leads the congregation in worship and praise. The emphasis is not placed on professionalism but on the anointing to minister professionally. This group works closely with the vision of the Church to make worship relevant not only in the local Church but also in the body of Christ as a whole. Because of its important role in our worship sessions, workshops are often undertaken to fully equip the Music Department. We have two choir teams to lead our worship services in English and Malayalam.
- Br. John Chacko (Malayalam Coordinator)
- Sis. Kezia George (English Coordinator)
This department co-ordinates regular evangelism / outreach activities that will demonstrate our primary assignment as a Church to the immediate community and the nation at large. Such activities include “Benevolence Outreach”, and General Street Evangelism.
- Vinu Sam
- Noel Samuel Thomas
- Jaison Yohannan
The youth committee, as implied, is aimed at developing and mentoring the youth of our Church. Providing a save haven and a grooming ground, through the Word of God, for potentials and destinies that are vulnerable to peer pressure and bad societal influence. They regularly hold an eagerly anticipated and well-attended Youth Meeting every once in a month to celebrate what it means to be satisfied in Christ and to let others in their age group know that you don’t have to compromise with the “world” to fit in.
- Sis. Kezia George (Director)
- Sis. Julia Jaison (Secretary)
- Br. Andrew Samuel (Joint Secretary)
- Br. Jeffin Chacko (Treasurer)
- Blesson Abraham
- Rachel Jaison
- Sheeba Yohannan
- Ginu Noel Samuel
Our Sunday School is fully invested into the future of our youth. We teach all from ages 2-21. We use a textbook from the Church of God in India. Classes take place in person during our Church service.
- Jaison Yohannan: Sunday School Headmaster
- Marlén Abraham: Class 1 (Pre-K – 1st Grade)
- Sarah Mathew: (2nd Grade – 3rd Grade)
- Ginu Noel Samuel: (4th Grade – 5th Grade)
- Rachel Jaison: (Middle School)
- Blesson Abraham: (High School)
- Aby Thyparambil: (College)
This group manages, in collaboration with the Senior Pastor, weekly bulletin, website, and other public relations’ media for the Church. This group watches and guards the “IMAGE” and/or PROFILE of everything relating to the Church, making sure it stays relevant to the Members and the communities that the vision is aimed at. For more details contact: Julia Jaison.
The group ensures that all the technical needs of the Church are met, maintained and updated – i.e. Audio, Visual and Computer Systems. The team is responsible for providing audio and video coverage for every Church Service and maintain the archives of all Church audio/visual materials. For more details contact: Justin Thomas, Jeffin Chacko, & Andrew Samuel.