About Us
The Church of Jesus isn’t Emotional and Exploitative.
It is Educational and Establishes His Kingdom.
Established in 2003
Our Story
Living Spring English Church began in 2003 to meet the need for an English-speaking church along Chennai’s rapidly developing Old Mahabalipuram Road. As colleges and software companies drew people from other states and countries, the church welcomed, mentored, and discipled newcomers. It became a home away from home for many young people.
Under the leadership of Dr. A. Austin Jones Carter, the church developed into a distinctive centre for careful exegetical study and hermeneutically sound preaching. We study and teach whole books of the Bible systematically. We train pastors to interpret and teach Scripture faithfully, teach people to reason biblically, and practise equality within the church and in the wider community.
Dr. Carter has been active in ministry since 2003. Over more than two decades, he has trained hundreds of pastors and taught more than a thousand people through biblical instruction, pastoral training, mentoring, and discipleship. That work reflects the church’s purpose: to equip people to understand the Bible, obey it in everyday life, and work for the establishment of God’s Kingdom.
Leadership
Our Pastor
Dr. A. Austin Jones Carter serves as pastor of Living Spring English Church. He is an ordained minister of the South India Assemblies of God and a Bible teacher committed to the systematic, logical, and practical exposition of Scripture. He holds a Master of Arts in English Literature from Loyola College, a Master of Divinity from Southern Asia Bible College, and a Doctor of Theology from Global Theological Seminary.
Through his teaching and pastoral ministry, Dr. Carter equips people to reason biblically and practise discipleship in everyday life. His work is marked by careful interpretation of Scripture, practical obedience, and a commitment to equality in the church and the wider community.