REV. FINNEY SAMUEL - Pastor of IPA
Rev Finney Samuel came to knowledge of grace at the age of 10. A few years later he obeyed the Lord in water baptism and was filled with the Holy Spirit. At a very tender age the Lord had impressed upon his heart that he had called him for the ministry. Raised in a godly home, influenced by a Godly heritage and praying parents, the Lord was grooming him for ministry.
In the mid 80’s Finney with his parents and sibling migrated to the U.S. The favor of God was upon his life as they started their life in the U.S. Eventually the Lord opened doors for ministry with in his church under the guidance of the Late Pastor K.V.Kurian. He has been a member of IPA from its inception and has served the church in different capacities such as Youth Director, Deacon and as the Youth Pastor.
Finney was separated for ministry in the year 1999 & the following year he was ordained as a Pastor by the Late Pastor K.V.Kurian.Currently he is serving as the Pastor of India Pentecostal Assembly. Besides being involved in his local church, Finney has been actively involved with the young people of America for the last two decades. He was the President of the Pentecostal Youth Fellowship of America in the year 1993. By God’s grace he had many opportunities to venture out with the gospel to different parts of the world such as Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, India, Ethiopia, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Kenya, United Arab Emirates, Honduras and Mexico.
Finney is married to Jasmine and they have a son Timothy