For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
April 6th, 2012 Friday: 11:15 AM
United Evangelical Christian Fellowship(UECF)
Metuchen Reformed Church
150 Lake Avenue, Metuchen, NJ-08840
Hymn Lyrics
The meditation on the seven words uttered by our Savior Jesus on the cross
1. “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do” Luke 23:34
–Rev. Dr. Vijaya Kumar
2. “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise” Luke 23:43
- Rev. Peter Sanfilippo
3. “Woman, behold your son: behold your mother " John 19:27
– Rev. Devadanam Gummadi
4. “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Matt 27:46, Mark 15:34
- Rev. Joseph V. Theophilus
5. “I thirst” John 19:28 – Bro. Sunil Robert Vuppula
6. "It is finished" John 19:30 – Rev. Dr. Isaac Simon
7. “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit” Luke 23:46
– Rev. Dr. David Ravinder
Good Friday songs in Telugu and in English by individuals and UECF Choir
Refreshments follows the service
For directions and more information, please visit www.uecf.net
SPEAKERS
Rev. Dr. Vijaya Kumar is the Pastor of Montville United Methodist in Towaco, New Jersey. He is an ordained provisional elder of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference. Upon completion of his PhD from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago in 1996, he taught at the Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore, India for 10 years in the field of History of Christianity. He served as Pastor in Philadelphia, Dunellen and in Montville at present.
Rev. Peter Sanfilippo graduated from New Brunswick Theological Seminary May 23, 2011 and was ordained as Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America, December 18, 2011. Rev. Sanfilippo is currently serving as pastor at Metuchen Reformed Church, is married to Elizabeth Weidner Sanfilippo, and is the father of four grown children.
Rev.Devadanam Gummadi is an ordained Evangelist from Guntur,India. He completed his Theological & Divinity courses in 1987 from Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad which is affiliated to Serampore Univeristy, Calcutta. He is preaching the word of God for the past 40+ years starting at the early age of 17. Rev. Devadanam Gummadi worked as a faculty for 30+ years in a Christian Missionary School in Shamshabad and retired as the Principal. Currently he lives in Guntur with his wife Mrs. Nirmala Devi who is also a preacher, author and songs writer. They are blessed with 4 children and 3 grandchildren.
Rev. Joseph V. Theophilus is currently the Pastor of The New Covenant Church, NJ. After his Theological Teaching, Training and Ordination, he was an Associate and Youth Pastor of Pentecostal Church in India. Later he served as the Senior Pastor & Regional Director of New Covenant Pentecostal Church in Melbourne, planting & overseeing many churches in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and establishing mission outposts in Indonesia & Philippines. He was a member of Editorial board for 3 different monthly magazines publishing articles regularly. He was also the senior editorial member of board for publishing Sunday School syllabus for grades 1 - 11 which is currently being followed in about 50 countries.
Bro. Sunil Robert Vuppula is a communicator with 20 years of experience globally. As a lay leader he has served on the boards and faculty of mission organizations like RZIM, Haggai Institute and Youth for Christ. He was the youngest faculty member at Haggai and taught Communications and Youth Culture at their centers in Maui and Singapore. His interests include Music, Writing and Travel. He lives in Edison with Prafulla and Aman.
Rev. Dr. Isaac Simon was born to Christian parents in Kerala. He completed his Bible College and Seminary Educated in Madras and Kerala. He migrated to NJ in 1977 and started first Malayalee Pentecostal Church in NJ and started Radio broadcast in Malayalam from NYC in 1979. Studied in UMDNJ Allied Health for Respiratory Care. Elected to NJ Church of God State Council in 2002 and served 3 consecutive term for six years. Served as Director of LifeBuilders Men's Ministry for 12 yrs., conducts seminars on Evangelism in and out of countries. Now serves as Coordinator of N J Indian Churches of God and also serves as a general Minister of Church of God International.
Rev. Dr. David K. Ravinder is the Senior Pastor of the Whitehouse United Methodist Church in Whitehouse, NJ. He is an ordained Elder in the Greater NJ Annual Conference. Following the completion of his Ph.D from Princeton Seminary, Dr. Ravinder started his pastoral ministry in 1985 having served churches in Warren, Bridgewater, Berkeley Heights, Roselle Park and Whitehouse UMC. Since 1997 he has served as the Hon. Senior Pastor of the United Evangelical Christian Fellowship(UECF). He has taught courses in Counseling in India, Singapore and USA.