Results, as the ministry shares them
We publish only what the ministry has verified. Here is what is confirmed today, and what we will add as the ministry supplies it.
How we report results
Verified figures only
A number about the ministry’s work appears here only when the ministry has confirmed it from its own records, with the year it covers.
Context is labeled
Statistics about India describe the need. They are kept on our research pages, with sources, and are never shown as the ministry’s results.
Stories with consent
A person’s story is published here only with that person’s permission, given for this purpose.
What the ministry has published
These come from the ministry’s published record and public IRS registration.
- Year founded
- 1991
- The ministry founded
- US registration
- 501(c)(3)
- Gospel to the Ends of the Earth, EIN 59-1422112
- Where the ministry works
- India
- Photographed in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and beyond
What partners say
Two partner endorsements, quoted word for word as the ministry published them.
“On behalf of Riverside Ministries, I would like to endorse this ministry in India as one of the most powerful and established works in India.”
“It is a great honor for us to be associated with Dr. Desabattula and UCM. They are impacting not only Andhra Pradesh, but the entire nation of India.”
The field the ministry serves
Independent figures on India’s people, poverty, leprosy and gospel reach.