The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the FCRA registrations of the Believers Church and three of its affiliates — Ayana Charitable Trust (formerly Gospel for Asia India), Love India Ministries and Last Hour Minis-try. These NGOs are among 4,864 organisations that lost their FCRA registrations during 2017, according to the MHA website.
The church authorities, however, said the registrations were subject to renewal.
The Believers Chu-rch, founded by K P Yohannan, and associated organisations had received a whopping Rs 1,348.65 crore as foreign aid last financial year. During FY16, Ayana Charitable Trust (formerly Gospel For Asia) was the single largest recipient of foreign aid in the country as it received Rs 826.27 crore. Believers Church had received Rs 342.64 crore, Last Hour Ministry Rs 103.51 crore and Love India Ministries Rs 76.23 crore during FY16.
