About Us

What is FGBMFI?

The Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship International (FGBMFI) was founded in 1952 in Los Angeles by Mr. Demos Shakarian- a wealthy dairy farmer of Armenian origin. The expression FULL GOSPEL in the name of the association is central to the vision of the organization as stated by Shakarian, it represents miracle healings, speaking in tongues and powerful deliverances.

"This ministry is about people who can talk about God and demonstrate the power of God in their lives and meetings".

"BUSINESS MEN are ordinary people that become extraordinary through the power of the Holy Spirit. FELLOWSHIP is a group of people who love to get together (participating, community, koinonia) and witness the love, reality and compassion of Jesus Christ. INTERNATIONAL represents a deep concern for every nation and race, the whole world, all flesh."

The FGBMFI works through local Chapters with 10 to 20 members, and the individual chapters are then linked with regional, national and international networks. Chapters are the main platforms through which the soul winning business takes place. Members are average business people who know the Lord and love him but haven’t known how to show it. They tell testimonials and what is experienced of God to other men like themselves who might not believe what a preacher says, but will listen to a plumber, dentist, salesman, entrepreneur or managers as themselves. It is about reaching men through unique methods not within usual church settings.

Vision and Mission

The Vision of FGBMFI is to see a vast global movement of laymen comprising men and women being used mightily by God to bring this last great harvest through the outpouring of God's Holy Spirit before the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Mission is to bring unity in the body of Christ including:
1. To reach men in all nations for Jesus Christ;
2. To call men back to God;
3. To help believers be baptized in the Holy Spirit & grow spiritually;
4. To train and equip men to fulfill the Great Commission;
5. To provide an opportunity for Christian Fellowship; and
6. To bring unity among all people in the body of Christ.

Purpose

The main purpose is to win souls thus fulfilling the Great Commission given by our Lord Jesus Christ. The three-fold purpose of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International include:
1. To witness to God’s presence and power in the world today through the message of the total Gospel for the total person and by this to reach men and women and their families for Jesus Christ, especially those having the same social, cultural or business interests as the person doing the witnessing.
2. To provide a basis for Christian fellowship among all people everywhere through a fellowship not directly associated with any specific church but co-operating with all those of like faith and to inspire its members to be active in their respective churches. The Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International does not start churches; rather, we desire to be a service arm to existing ones.
3. To bring about a greater measure of unity and spirit of harmony in the body of Christ, where members are united in a common effort for the good of the whole of the body.

Goals and Objectives

The goal of FGBMFI is to reach out men throughout the world with the full Gospel message using unique methods, not within usual church settings. The Great Commission’s specific objectives are stipulated in (Mat 28: 19-20) as follows: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

Doctrinal Statement

The world-wide doctrinal statements for the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International are written below. 1. We believe in One God, Maker of all things and being in Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
2. We believe that the Son of God, Jesus Christ, became incarnate, was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.
3. We believe the Bible, in its entirety, to be the inspired Word of God and the final infallible rule of faith and conduct.
4. We believe in the resurrection of the dead, the eternal happiness of the saved, and the eternal punishment of the lost.
5. We believe in personal salvation of believers through the shed blood of Christ.
6. We believe in sanctification by the blood of Christ, in personal holiness of heart and life and in separation from the world.
7. We believe in divine healing, through faith, and that healing is included in the Atonement.
8. We believe that being baptized in the Holy Spirit (as distinct from being born again) is for believers today. We believe that speaking in tongues Acts 2.4 and the gifts of the Holy Spirit as listed in 1 Corinthians 12 are still available to believers today.
9. We believe in the Christian’s hope- the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
10. We believe in intensive world evangelization work in accordance with the Great Commission, with signs following.