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Progressive Faith Ministries - Reaching the Unreached for Salvation & Society

Discover Progressive Faith Ministries, founded in 1994 by Rev. Dr. B.V.S.N. Rao & Rev. B. Shobha Rao, aiming to save souls through spiritual services. Explore their impactful journey from the healing miracle to providing theological education and rural outreach. Support PFM's endeavors such as Bible education, medical clinics, women's fellowship, dairy farm initiatives, and future projects for orphans and tribal areas. Join hands in prayer for their mission's success!

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Progressive Faith Ministries - Reaching the Unreached for Salvation & Society

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  1. Vision of PFM “………… by all means save some” 1 Cor 9:22 Progressive Faith MinistriesSpiritual Services for Society Salvation Reaching the Unreached

  2. PFM evolved with the Holy Spirit’s inspiration • By Rev Dr.B.V.S.N.Rao &Rev B Shobha Rao in the year 1994 with a pure mission to work for His Kingdom and to save the perishing souls in these Last Days

  3. Salvation Testimony of the Rao family Rev Dr Rao belongs to a traditional Hindu Vysya family but a healing miracle in the life of Rev B Shobha Rao has turned their life towards the salvation Before the healing, Shobha Rao was suffering with ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE, INTESTINAL PERFORATION, and SPINAL LIGIMENTAL INJURY and was bed ridden for 8 long years As all the Medical treatment ‘s failed they went through many Occult, Black Magic and Religious remedies which obviously proved futile But miraculously, Shobha Rao received a divine healing when she attended a Gospel Healing campaign on December 11th 1988. From then their family stood as the testimony for Christ in their community. Later, on April 24th 1994 as per Mark 16:15, the couple dedicated their lives for the Lord’s Ministry, which has given birth to PFM.

  4. Rev. Dr. B.V.S.N. & B. Shobha Rao

  5. God’s Gift – House of SHALOM

  6. The Rao Family

  7. The Vijayawada Evening Bible College “….If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink” John 7:37

  8. Theology Graduates of THE VIJAYAWADA EVENING BIBLE COLLEGE 1996

  9. This College has taken shape to provide opportunity for the employees, housewives and even students and pastors who have a thirst for the Word of God but are not able to attend the regular Bible Colleges It is the pioneer institution for the part time Bible education in this part of India It began in 1995 with 15 students and now 20 students per year are graduating and almost 75% of graduated students are in full time ministry and 50% have planted churches mostly in the rural areas

  10. Rao’s at the Bible College annual Convocation

  11. Ordination of the Students

  12. PFM conducts short term Bible Courses for the Pastors and youth in the rural area

  13. Please pray with PFM • For a regular Bible college for men and women • For a permanent building for the Bible College • Printed materials which we provide for the students • For the rural ministry - our students involved into • For the commencing academic year • Staff and students

  14. Sheba Prayer Hall “Turn to me and be saved,    all you ends of the earth;    for I am God, and there is no other. Isaiah 45:22

  15. The Sheba Prayer Hall in a rural area

  16. Mr & Mrs Rao in the inaugural ceremony of a new Sheba Prayer Hall

  17. Rev Shobha Rao preaching in Sheba Prayer Hall

  18. “Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them” John 13:17

  19. Sheba Church congregation

  20. Love Feast at one of the rural Churches

  21. Rev. Dr. Rao baptizing the new believers

  22. Sunday school Christmas Celebrations at a Sheba Prayer Hall

  23. The Youth and Children Ministry in several Sheba Churches

  24. Lord Of Life Medical Clinics LOL Medical Clinics are mobile clinics in which our doctors reach the rural villages and conduct the free medical camps in the local churches They distribute free medicines and free laboratory tests The needy patient will be guided to the specialist and will get the treatment done at a nominal price

  25. LOL Medical Clinic at a dairy farm for the tribal's

  26. LOL Clinics in different villages

  27. Hannah Women’s Fellowship “The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng” Psalm 68:11

  28. Rev. Shobha Rao preaching in Hannah Women’s Fellowship

  29. Distributing fishing nets and food for the flood victims

  30. Rev Shobha Rao in the Out Reach Ministry

  31. Rev Dr. Rao in his service in different parts of the World

  32. Grace Dairy Farm Grace Dairy Farm formed to support the PFM financially and to take the Good news to the tribes around the Farm

  33. Workers milking the water Buffalos

  34. Workers quarters in GDF

  35. Rev B Shobha Rao caretaker of the Dairy Farm

  36. Workers cutting grass in the field for the animals

  37. Dr Rao, Shobna Rao and Bro. Gospel at GDF with Bank Personnel

  38. Calves raising block at Grace Dairy Farm

  39. Doctor treating the animals at GDF

  40. Psalm 23 Emu Farms

  41. Hatchery at Emu farm

  42. Dr Rao and Bro. Ravi Kumar at Emu farm with bank personnel

  43. Veterinarian treating the birds with assistance from the farm workers

  44. Please pray with Progressive Faith Ministries for the Dream Projects • PFM has a vision and a passion towards orphans. We want to adopt the orphans and make them never feel that they lost their loved ones. So please pray for the requirements. • PFM is striving to develop more home churches specially in the tribal areas. Do pray • There are some projects like Bio-Gas plant and vermi-compost unit which has been stopped due to lack of funds • Other important prayer point is we are in a Financial crises But we are sure of His will to be done at His time. So please pray for us to withstand in the same faith till the end • In His name we thank you all for your support through out our journey of faith • Praise the Lord, Glory be to God!

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