Introduction: Who Are We

Full Gospel
Because we believe in the Bible - that it is God’s word to us that can challenge, inspire, equip, guide and give insight into God and his values and his Kingdom

Business Men’s
The group was started when Armenian Demos Shakarian moved to America and saw a lack of men involved in Christian work. God gave him a vision to see men mobilised and equipped to be the men God called and destined them to be. As he was a business man he reached other business men with the good news that God was for them and loves them - his main vision was to see men involved in this and other Christian work.
The ladies also have an important part to play as well and a “Ladies of the Fellowship” exists to equip ladies to reach other ladies with the Good News about the love of God

Fellowship
Because it is good to network together. Christians from different backgrounds to meet to work and to pray in a friendly environment (mainly in restaurants and hotels over a meal). It is a platform for those who want to find out more about the Christian faith other than a church building

International
The original vision that Demos had was normal everyday people standing shoulder to shoulder around the world united as God’s people bringing hope and love to a needy world. FGBMFI is now in over hundred and sixty nations with thousands of members and supporters

What We Do

Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International tries to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ by means of personal testimony (speaking about experiences) in the place of work. Local meetings (or Chapters) are organised regularly where members and non-members can come together (usually at a restaurant or hotel) and share experiences and encourage one another in the christian faith. Wives (and in some cases children) may also attend these meetings. Many chapters are involved in arranging training workshops and seminars for their members and in some cases non-members are invited to these. These programmes are in accordance with the aims of FGBMFI in that we undertake to train and equip our members and to strengthen them in their faith and witness.

Regarding our relationship to churches, part of the purpose of FGBMFI is to bring greater unity among all christians. A chapter is a place in which men from all denominations can join together in fellowship and in outreach to the town (or towns in their locality). The greater the number of different denominations or fellowships in a town that are represented in the chapter, the greater will be the unity of the local believers. This is especially so if local ministers or pastors are members. A member of FGBMFI is normally expected to identify or be a member of a local church.