Rev. Dr. Sebastian Ravi Kumar - Senior Pastor, and Dist. Suptd.
Born and brought up in Udupi District, South Kanara, Rev. Dr. Sebastian Ravi Kumar responded to the Lord's call for a full time ministry in the year 1989. On his completion of Bachelor of Theological studies at Yavatmal, Maharastra in the year 1994, he joined the South India Regional Conference of the Methodist Church in India and was appointed as Pastor of St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Bidar.
He completed his post-graduate diploma from the University of Mysore and is an alumni of Haggai Institute Maui, Hawaii, USA. He then received his Master of Theology in May 2006 from the Methodist Theological Seminary, Seoul - South Korea.
Since joining the South India Regional Conference of the Methodist Church in India in 1994, he has served the Lord in various capacities, including: • Pastor of St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Bidar • Pastor of St. Peter's Methodist Church, Banasawadi, • Pastor of Jayanagar Methodist Church, Bangalore • Associate Pastor at Indiranagar Methodist Church, Bangalore
Rev. Sebastian Ravi Kumar is married to Ms. Renuka, and they are blessed with two children - daughter Pearl and son Prajwal.
Rev. Dr. Vivek .A. Gundimi - Associate Pastor
Rev. Dr. Vivek A. Gundimi serves as the Associate Pastor at Richmond Town Methodist Church, Bangalore. He is a graduate of South Asian Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS) where he earned Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Theology and Counselling, and a Master of Divinity from Southern Asia Bible College. He has also earned Master of Philosophy from Bangalore University and a Bachelor of Commerce from SBMJC, Bangalore University.
He is a trained Counsellor and specializes in Pre-Marital Counselling and Counselling the Suicidal.
Prior to his Pastoral Ministry he served on faculty at AECS and part-time faculty at other Seminaries.
He has authored numerous books such as:- Suicide: A Theological and Pastoral Response
- Values that matter in the Business World
- Work-Life Rhythm
- Seeking God's Will: Relevance in the Modern Age
He has also authored numerous articles on Christian Growth and social issues in various national magazines.
Rev. Dr. Vivek frequently addresses at the Youth rallies, Churches, Corporate Meetings, and Seminars.
Rev. Andrew Arvind Samuel - Associate Pastor
Rev. Andrew Arvind Samuel has an academic foundation in theology, holding a Bachelor of Divinity from Leonard Theological College (2017) after which he was ordained as a Deacon in the Mumbai Regional Conference. He has served the Methodist Church, beginning his ministry as an Associate Pastor at Vernon Memorial Methodist English Church in Mumbai in 2017, where he also oversaw worship centers in Dombivli and Thane for three years. He also was fully ordained in 2019. It was through God's guidance that he decided to pursue Master of Theology in Christian Theology from United Theological College, Bengaluru (2020-2022). Following this, he was granted a transfer of membership to the Bengaluru Regional Conference and served as the Pastor of Christ Methodist Church in Kothanur for two years.
He is supported by his wife, Mrs. Angel Samuel (B.com, B.ed) who is a teacher at United International School in Kothanur, where their son, Ethan Arav Samuel, is also a student. Together, they are a devoted family committed to serving the Lord and His Church. They look forward to grow together with the Pastoral team as well as the congregation members.
