Media Advisories, Press Releases, Articles & Stories
GFA World and Other Ministry Leaders Celebrate the Life of The Late K.P. Yohannan at Memorial Service
WILLS POINT, TX — At Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas on October 18, GFA World led a special “Celebration of Life” service for its founder and leader, K.P. Yohannan, who passed tragically in May of this year.
K.P. Yohannan (Metropolitan Yohan) Laid to Rest
WILLS POINT, TX — The final funeral services for KP Yohannan (Metropolitan Yohan), GFA World founder and Metropolitan of Believers Eastern Church, were a bittersweet time for friends, family, fellow servants of Christ, and what seemed like much of the world. After his tragic death...
My Tribute to KP Yohannan (Metropolitan Yohan) by Hank Hanegraaff
CHARLOTTE, NC — I find it of no small significance that K.P. entered the “great cloud of witnesses” surrounding us between the Orthodox Church’s celebration of the Sunday of Holy Pascha and the Sunday of Saint Thomas—the disciple who first brought Christianity to India in...
KP Yohannan’s Radio Ministry Legacy: Touching Millions of Lives Across the Globe
WILLS POINT, TX — The public viewing for the late Dr. K.P. Yohannan (Metropolitan Yohan) on May 15 in Dallas, Texas, was attended by approximately a thousand mourners, including presidents of national Christian organizations; former dignitaries of the Indian parliament; bishops, priests and leaders of...
Viewing for KP Yohannan (Metropolitan Yohan & GFA World Founder) Attended by P.J. Kurien & Many More
WILLS POINT, TX — On May 15, around a thousand people visited Restland Funeral Home in Dallas, Texas, to pay tribute the late Dr. K.P. Yohannan (Metroplitan Yohan), founder of GFA World. Between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., a steady stream of people flowed into...
KP Yohannan: The Gentle Man Who Shook the Missions World
MOORESVILLE, NC — KP Yohannan (Metropolitan Yohan) — founder of global missionary agency GFA World (formerly Gospel for Asia) who died May 8 — once said to me: “I’m just a skinny kid from India who grew up to be a follower of Jesus.”
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KP Yohannan with wife Gisela
I often say if it was not for my wife Gisela, I don’t think I would be doing what I am doing. I do not know very many individuals in my life journey who have so deliberately embraced the place of being a strength in the background as she has. She is absolutely incredible.
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Leadership Bios
President
Bishop Daniel Timotheos
Bishop Daniel is a global Christian leader who serves as president of GFA World and is a consecrated bishop of Believers Eastern Church. In his role as President of GFA World USA, Bishop Daniel serves as the primary link between thousands of Christian workers and missionaries serving throughout Africa and Asia and the rest of the church worldwide.
Founder
Dr. K.P. Yohannan
K.P. Yohannan has been crisscrossing the globe over 40 years, challenging the Body of Christ to pick up their cross and follow Him. His call to a radical lifestyle—with an all-out commitment to Jesus—has left its impact on nearly every continent. Yohannan’s life message is a fresh word to this generation and yet as timeless as the scriptural mandate itself.
