Our Pastor and Family
Pastor Moses Thankappan hails from a small town in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. He was born into a Christian Family in 1945. His father was a Primary School teacher and mother a house wife, and is the eldest of 9 children. After graduation from Scott Christian College, Nagercoil and completing B.Ed in NVKSD College, Attoor, Marthandam. He entered into Tamil Nadu Government Service for 17 years at Ezhilagam, Chennai.
In the meantime, He got married to Sis. Jagadamma in 1977, who hails from the Travancore district of Kerala. They have been married for 49+ years and are blessed with two sons; Sudeesh and Sunil, who have settled with their families in UAE and Canada respectively.
Due to financial difficulties, he quit his Government job in 1986 and left to UAE in search of better future. By God’s grace he got an Accountant job at a Ceramic Factory in Fujairah, UAE. He eventually brought his family with him in 1990 and lived there until retirement in 2003.
During his stay in Fujairah, Pastor Ruban; who was also the Financial Manager at the Ceramic Factory; was called to the Lord’s ministry and by the guidance of the Holy Spirit started a small Multi-lingual Church in 1989 called Full Gospel Praise and Prayer Fellowship, Fujairah. Pastor Moses and Pastor Pakthsingh were ordained as Associate pastors.
In 2002, Pastor Moses was ordained as the Senior Pastor by Pastor. Edwin, Dubai and by the late Pastor Davis, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
In 2003, After the end of his secular job, Pastor and family left Fujairah and returned to India and settled in Trivandrum City, Kerala. While in Trivandrum, he started attending Life Fellowship Church, led by Pastor. Sam Varghese and assisted him in leading small Cell groups.
As more and more Tamil speaking believers grew, Pastor Sam requested Pastor Moses to start a Tamil Fellowship in 2008. Thus, begun the growth of Elohim Fellowship Tamil Church. It has now grown into an independent church, with meetings conducted at LMS Church and Thampanoor locations every Sunday. Pastor Sam continues to be the Spiritual advisor of the church.
During this time period, Pastor Moses completed his studies at INA THEOLOGICAL OPEN UNIVERSITY in BD and M.TH. In 2009, He was issued INA Certificate of Episcopal Ordination.