Our Pastor

Pastor Baiju Mathew was born and raised in a Pentecostal family in Bangalore to the late Evg. P. V. Mathew and Annamma Mathew, who were committed and active in the IPC ministry in Karnataka. His childhood was marked by miraculous healings. At age 12, he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and received water baptism and the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

In 1995, he married Susan Mathew, daughter of Pr. Mathew Philip and the late Aleyamma Mathew. Gifted in singing and preaching, she has been actively involved with church, ICPF, and other ministries. They are blessed with two sons, Asher and Aaron, who serve through music in international churches in Chicago and Florida. God has blessed them to minister together as a family through music, worship leading, preaching, and more.

Pr. Baiju completed his Master's in Ministry from New Life College, Bangalore. Alongside their professional careers, the couple served through IPC churches, PYPA, Sunday school, and nursing colleges across Karnataka for over 15 years. Led by the Holy Spirit, they moved to Chicago in 2011, serving there for nine years, then in South Florida from 2021 to 2026. An ordained minister fluent in Malayalam and English, Pr. Baiju and Susan are trained family and youth counselors ministering to all ages. The family resides in Whittier, California.