Biography
About G.S. Nair
About G.S. Nair
G.S. Nair, Founder and Pastor of People’s Baptist Church; Founder and President of People’s Baptist Ministries
About G.S. Nair
Biography
G.S. Nair is a Baptist pastor, educator, and evangelist from Trivandrum (city), Kerala (state), India.
As a high-caste Hindu Army officer, he was a harsh and outspoken critic of Christianity until he was converted while recuperating from tuberculosis at a Baptist Mid-Missions Hospital in 1972.
In 1976, he founded Kerala Baptist Gospel Team, which became Peoples Baptist Ministries to India (PBMI) in 1984. PBMI is the outreach ministry of Peoples Baptist Church in Trivandrum, which he founded in 1978.
Ministry Summary
Under his leadership, Peoples Baptist Ministries has established over 3,900 churches with over 400,000 members.
- 4 Bible colleges and a seminary with over 800 students
- 25 Bible college extension schools with over 800 students
- 8 Private Christian schools with over 2,100 students
- 26 Children’s homes (orphanages) caring for 515 children
- 2 Women’s vocational training centers
- A ministry to lepers in three Indian states
- A home for abused girls and an assisted living home
- Periodic medical clinics
- Disaster relief work
He also established a publishing ministry that has produced millions of tracts in various languages, as well as collateral educational material. In 2006, he founded and is editor of Baptist Voice, the official publication of Peoples Baptist Ministries to India.
Brother Nair earned a Bachelor of Religious Education (B.R.E.) and a Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) from Berean Baptist Bible College and Seminary in Bangalore, India.
He was honored with Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degrees from Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, Wisconsin, and Maryland Baptist Bible College, in Elkton, Maryland, in recognition of his life work in education.
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