Christ for India 
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Summary
Christ For India (CFI) exists to fulfill Christ's Great Commission to India by training nationals as pastors and evangelists, establishing native churches, providing humanitarian aid, educating India's future leadership.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Christ for India
PO Box 271086
Dallas, TX 75227
Website: www.christforindia.org
Phone: (800) 934-0380
Email: cfimin@christforindia.org
Organization details
EIN: 751748892
CEO/President: Jameson Titus
Chairman: Jameson Titus
Board size: 14
Founder: Dr. P.J. Titus and Mary Titus
Ruling year: 1964
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1994
Purpose
Vision: "To disciple the Nation of India"
Purpose: "To make ready a people prepared for the coming of the Lord Jesus"
Mission statement
Christ For India Exists to Fulfill Christ's Great Commission to India by training nationals as pastors and evangelists, establishing native churches, providing humanitarian aid, and educating India's future leadership.
Statement of faith
We believe: The sixty-six canonical books of the Old and the New Testament to be inspired and the infallible and authoritative Word of God. There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in the rapture of the Church at Christ's coming, and His glorious thousand-year rule on earth.
The only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation. In the identification of the believer with Christ's death and resurrection by immersion baptism.
The redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing to the human body in answer to believing prayer. The baptism in the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it. In the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enable to live a Holy life.
The Church is the fellowship of all who have become children of God through faith in Christ and have been knit together by the Holy Spirit into one body of which the Lord Jesus is the head.
The Church is given the mandate by the Risen Lord Jesus and is under the obligation to demonstrate and proclaim the wholeness of the Gospel and its implications to every people.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Evangelism Support
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 765 of 1022 | 33 of 51 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1011 of 1024 | 51 of 51 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 932 of 1024 | 47 of 51 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 14 of 1022 | 1 of 51 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 5% | 20% | 26% | 28% | 27% | 4% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 20% | 26% | 28% | 27% | 4% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 96% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 20% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 4% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 72% | 64% | 64% | 65% | 79% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 94% | 99% | 97% | 103% | 100% | 99% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 78% | 71% | 62% | 65% | 65% | 78% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 6% | 1% | 3% | -3% | 0% | 1% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 6% | 5% | 15% | -13% | 1% | 8% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 17% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.24 | 3.51 | 2.87 | 2.85 | 2.90 | 2.51 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.28 | 4.98 | 5.87 | 8.57 | 6.58 | 4.61 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.78 | 17.49 | 16.84 | 24.39 | 19.10 | 11.57 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 27.36 | 2.06 | 2.90 | 1.43 | 4.72 | 1.95 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.02 | 0.49 | 0.34 | 0.70 | 0.21 | 0.51 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.53 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.15 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 3% | 38% | 41% | 48% | 44% | 51% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 28% | 35% | 40% | 41% | 40% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 76% | 18% | 21% | 18% | 19% | 19% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $21,501 | $18,222 | $12,011 | $16,595 | $26,798 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $21,501 | $18,222 | $12,011 | $16,595 | $26,798 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $84,786 | $87,865 | $90,968 | $92,653 | $95,592 |
| Other long-term assets | $732 | $790 | $0 | $0 | $1,265 |
| Total long-term assets | $85,518 | $88,655 | $90,968 | $92,653 | $96,857 |
| Total assets | $107,019 | $106,877 | $102,979 | $109,248 | $123,655 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $10,437 | $6,278 | $8,420 | $3,518 | $13,749 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $10,437 | $6,278 | $8,420 | $3,518 | $13,749 |
| Debt | $30,215 | $37,490 | $40,973 | $44,938 | $49,885 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $30,215 | $37,490 | $40,973 | $44,938 | $49,885 |
| Total liabilities | $40,652 | $43,768 | $49,393 | $48,456 | $63,634 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Without donor restrictions | $66,367 | $63,109 | $53,586 | $60,792 | $60,021 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $66,367 | $63,109 | $53,586 | $60,792 | $60,021 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $379,271 | $316,414 | $285,794 | $317,738 | $314,618 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total revenue | $379,271 | $316,414 | $285,794 | $317,738 | $314,618 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $270,674 | $196,433 | $186,957 | $205,281 | $246,203 |
| Management and general | $30,882 | $27,568 | $27,164 | $27,155 | $52,004 |
| Fundraising | $74,458 | $82,890 | $78,879 | $84,531 | $11,909 |
| Total expenses | $376,014 | $306,891 | $293,000 | $316,967 | $310,116 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $3,257 | $9,523 | ($7,206) | $771 | $4,502 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $3,257 | $9,523 | ($7,206) | $771 | $4,502 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Jameson Titus | President & CEO | $56,625 |
| Deanna Titus | Secretary | $28,416 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2019
Response from ministry
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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 5/11/2022. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com
History
After 18 years in America, Apostle Dr. P. J. Titus and Mary Titus returned to India to preach the gospel to the unreached. Together they have worked hard over the years to see the vision of God become a reality.
In 1981, Dr. P.J. Titus heeded the call of the Lord to return to his native country of India. Through prayer and the generosity of many likeminded people around the world, the vision of reaching one billion souls for Christ began with the purchase of land in Bheemunipatnam. The COTR College of Ministries and New Testament Church of India were registered and began impacting India. Dr. Titus and his wife, Mary, were also concerned with the plight of lost and orphaned children in India. So, in addition to the church and theological seminary, he established the Nava Jeevan Public School and the New Life Children's Home.
Over the years, Dr. Titus looked to expand the scope of the ministry in order to maximize the impact he could make in reaching the spiritually starved. The ministry campus now incorporates the New Testament Church, COTR Theological Seminary, Nava Jeevan Public School, New Life Children's Home, and Jyothi Hospital.
God placed a heavy burden on the heart of Dr. P.J. Titus for the people of his native land of India. Dr. Titus had a divine vision to serve the needy fellow humans in India. He and his wife Mary left the United States in 1981 and returned to their home country to establish CHRIST FOR INDIA, the Lord's ministry.
All the years of untiring dedication made Dr. Titus an eminent theologian, a missionary, an evangelist, and worldrenowned charismatic orator. He took advantage of every opportunity to preach the gospel to his native people and felt that each native person he trained would then go out and instruct others. He remained focused on his mission to make disciples of one billion people in his native country of India until he entered into his glory in September 2003.When Dr. P. J. Titus was promoted to Glory in 2003, Mrs. Mary Titus then assumed the leadership as cofounder and president in India, and with the help of her family continues to reach India for Christ. The couple's eldest son, Johnson P. Titus, is serving the Lord full-time in the COTR ministry in Visakhapatnam.
In 2011 Mary Titus handed the leadership and title of President in India to Johnson Titus. Their second son, Jameson P. Titus, serves as President of CHRIST FOR INDIA in the United States and represents CHRIST FOR INDIA through out the world. Their daughter, Jyothi supports the ministry from their home in Dallas, Texas.