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| location = Village [[Khambra]], Jalandhar, Punjab<br />
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| founder = [[Ankur Yoseph Narula]]<br />
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'''Ankur Narula Ministries''' ('''The Church of Signs and Wonders''') is a church ministry in Punjab, India. It was established in 2008 in Jalandhar, Khambra. Ankur Yoseph Narula is the Senior Pastor and Overseer.{{sfn|Church of Signs and Wonders|n.d.}} It is a [[Prosperity gospel|prosperity]] [[megachurch]] {{sfn|Corrigan|McAlister|Schäfer|2022}} and follows [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal Christianity]], practicing exorcism, and claiming miraculous healing.{{sfn|Times of India|2023}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
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Ankur Yoseph Narula is the Senior Pastor and Overseer in the Church of Signs and Wonders. Born in a non-Christian family, Ankur Narula accepted Christianity and started his ministry with 3 people in 2008.{{sfn|Church of Signs and Wonders|n.d.}} Weekly congregations are now in the region of 30,000{{sfn|Hindustan Times|2023}}<br />
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In April 2023, India's Income Tax department coordinated a series of raids against the church, investigating claims of money laundering and fraudulent cash transactions.{{sfn|Hindustan Times|2023}}{{sfn|Times of India|2023}} The raids related to a 2020 complaint brought by the Legal Rights Observatory with the Union Home Ministry, who claimed that a UK registered shell company was being used to launder foreign donations for tax purposes.{{sfn|Hindu Post|2023}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
# [[Punjabi Christians]]<br />
# [[Christianity in Punjab, India]]<br />
# [[Christianity in India]]<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*{{cite web|url=https://www.ankurnarula.org/about-us/|title=About Ankur Narula Ministries|website=ankurnarula.org|publisher=Church of Signs and Wonders|access-date=24 January 2024|ref={{harvid|Church of Signs and Wonders|n.d.}}}}<br />
*{{cite book |last1=Corrigan |first1=John |last2=McAlister |first2=Melani |last3=Schäfer |first3=Axel R. |title=Global Faith, Worldly Power: Evangelical Internationalism and U.S. Empire |date=15 September 2022 |publisher=UNC Press Books |isbn=978-1-4696-7060-7 |language=en}}<br />
*{{cite news |title=IT raids pastor Ankur Narula's churches in Punjab |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/income-tax-department-conducts-raids-on-premises-linked-to-pastor-ankur-narula-s-pentecostal-church-church-of-signs-and-wonders-in-punjab-village-101682455045876.html |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=Hindustan Times |date=26 April 2023 |ref={{harvid|Hindustan Times|2023}} |language=en}}<br />
*{{cite news |title=Punjab: Fake healing pastor Ankur Narula's church & Bible college raided by IT |url=https://hindupost.in/news/punjab-fake-healing-pastor-ankur-narulas-church-bible-college-raided-by-it/ |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=hindupost.in |date=28 April 2023 |ref={{harvid|Hindu Post|2023}}}}<br />
*{{cite news |title=Income-tax raids on self-styled pastor's Jalandhar assets |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/i-t-raids-on-self-styled-pastors-jalandhar-assets/articleshow/99775166.cms |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=26 April 2023 |ref={{SfnRef|Times of India|2023}}}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://ankurnarula.org ankurnarula.org] Ankur Narula Ministries official website<br />
* [http://anugrah.tv/ anugrah.tv] Anugrah TV channel website<br />
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