Since 1978
With a population of over 1.3 billion people, India is very densely populated. Over 2000 of the 2295 people groups in India are still considered unreached with the Gospel. Multiple religions are practiced throughout India, but Hinduism is the largest religion there, and only about 2% of the population profess to be Christians. That means there are still over 1.2 billion people in India who don’t yet know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior!
Since 1978 The Tide® ministry has been using radio broadcasts to share the Gospel throughout India. Our radio ministry in India has grown from a single Hindi language broadcast to include radio programs in eight Indian languages, and we plan to reach even more people groups in the future. All these programs are produced in our studio in India using indigenous ministers who can effectively communicate the message of Christ to their own people in their mother tongue.
The Tide radio ministry in India is complemented by effective discipleship activities including literature distribution, Bible correspondence courses, seekers conferences (discipleship seminars) and a radio distribution project we call “Radios for India.” This combination of ministry elements has proven to be extremely effective in changing lives throughout India and planting churches where believers can be nurtured in their faith and through which whole communities can be drawn into the Kingdom of God.

Bengali Radio Broadcast
Kurukh Radio Broadcast



Did you know?
To broadcast in India, we are required to do compassionate ministry outreaches. We do this through children’s literacy programs! This is just one of the many ways The Tide has boots working on the ground.
News from
India
The Tide® Ministry Produces Children’s TV Program that Reaches Thousands with the Gospel
Children and adults alike respond to unique TV programming around the globe designed to share the Good News
The Tide® Ministry Radio Programming is the ‘Window of Love’ Despite Religious Persecution
Director Don Shenk: ‘Radio is an important tool to carry the Gospel into these remote communities’
Despite the Pandemic, Workers from The Tide® Ministry Continue to Reach Communities in India
The Tide® ministry builds key connections with locals to demonstrate Christ’s love despite global hardship
The Tide® Ministry Celebrates Hearts Turning to Christ Through the Impact of Seeker Meetings
The Tide® ministry director: ‘We thank God for the seekers who committed their lives to the Lord’
The Tide® Ministry Makes an Impact for the Gospel in India
Listeners share how they have found Jesus through radio broadcasts spoken in their own languages
The Tide® Gospel Radio Shares the Hope of Christ in ‘Heart Languages’ in India
The Tide® ministry director: ‘The fact is that we have a global God—if we are to share the truth about God around the world, we need to utilize the best methods of doing so’
Truth Seekers Can Still Receive the Gospel Despite New Laws in India
The Indian government recently added new restrictions to existing anti-conversion laws and legislation surrounding non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating throughout the country. Though these laws were designed to discourage Christian ministries like The Tide®...
New Laws Restricting Ministry in India Will Not Stop the Gospel
Recent amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and additions to anti-conversion laws in India give more control to the government over Christian ministries like The Tide®.The key changes to the amendment include restrictions to the transfer of...