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T.I.M.E. was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1975 by Chacko Varghese, along with board members, Joe Collova, and Gary Meyer. The primary ministries of The India Mission for Evangelism is Peniel Bible Seminary. 

Watch the video above to hear their story.

Peniel Academy & Children's Home

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Peniel Academy and Children’s Home was started in 2006 and closed in 2020. It was located in Kerala, India, about 30 miles inland from the Indian Ocean, on the same campus as Peniel Bible Seminary.

 

The school followed the regulations of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which is the higher level curriculum for K-12 schools in India and is internationally recognized.

Samuel & Aleyamma Chacko

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Vineetha's parents, Samuel and Aleyamma Chacko, volunteered much of their time at Peniel. They were involved in the teaching, ministering, and administrative roles of the seminary. They also served as the headmaster and headmistress of Peniel Academy and Children's Home during its early years. 

Samuel Chacko would regularly make trips to various places in North India and Nepal to do ministry. Peniel Seminary students would often travel with him.

Samuel Chacko passed away in April 2016 while at his home in Seattle, WA. Aleyamma Chacko now lives with her son and family in Atlanta, GA. 

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