EMOS
Evangelism Mission Outreach Service
EMOS is the missionary unit of ICRO. Church planting is the primary ministry of EMOS. Our belief is that a culture will be transformed only when it obeys the Gospel and comes into the fellowship of the saints, the church. So our ministry and all other components of development hinge on the church-planting ministry. Our vision is to bring people groups to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and thereby bring light into their lives darkened by slavery to sin and caste. So far EMOS has planted churches among 168 people groups in 12 states of India.
2004 was a year of good growth as the churches grew at the rate of 20 percent. In Gooty alone, 30 new churches were established, by the effort of just one team. EMOS reports the following results of their 2004 outreach:
- 1,849 baptisms
- 25,099 homes visited
- 4,157 Sunday school programs
- 4,180 decisions to accept Christ
- 2,888 classes for new believers
- 97 new churches
- 211 church planters working in 42 teams
- 50 church planters trained