Pastor Thomas V. Koshy

Pr. Koshy was born in Pathanapuram, Kerala, India, to the late Pr. V. T. Koshy and Mariamma Koshy. After two years of college education, answering the special call of God, Rev. Koshy followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Pr. T. G. Oommen.

Rev. Koshy completed his theological studies and mission training form Salem Bible School, Kottayam and Hebron Bible College in Kumbanad under the mentorship of prominent Bible Scholars and pioneer leaders of the Pentecostal movement in Kerala, such as Pastors K. E. Abraham, T. G. Oommen, P.M. Philip and C. K. Daniel.

After a short period of mission work in Thodapuzha, Kerala, with a vision of the north Indian mission fields, Rev. Koshy went to Boaro Steel City in the state of Bihar in 1968 and started a pioneer work there. A solid church was established with eight years of his fruitful ministry. Later, he ministered in the Indian Pentecostal Churches in Gandhidham, Gujarat (4 years), Chembur, Mumbai (6 years), and Dombivilli, Mumbai (1 year).

In June of 1986, Pr. Thomas Koshy was appointed as the Sr. Pastor of I. P. C. Hebron, Houston, Texas, and ministered there until June 1992. In July, 1992 he was invited by India Christian Assembly, New York, to be their pastor. After nine years of successful ministry in New York, Pr. Koshy moved to Chicago, Illinois to be the pastor of I. P.C. Gilgal and ministered there for two years. In July of 2005, Pastor ministered at I. P. C. Tabernacle until 2008.

Since August 2008, Pastor Thomas V. Koshy, his wife Aleyamma, and son Abraham Koshy joined the Dallas Pentecostal Church family. Pastor Thomas V. Koshy is currently serving as DPC’s Pastor.