For over three decades, CMSI has served 35+ villages — providing spiritual leadership, medical care, education, and the tools for sustainable community transformation.
Eight active programs serving communities with spiritual, medical, educational, and economic support.
Training centers raising leaders and planting churches across rural South India.
Following the Great Commission, establishing faith communities in underserved villages.
Free medical, dental, and eye camps in villages with no nearby healthcare facilities.
Gospel literature distribution through partnership with LATM.
Clean water infrastructure and fishing equipment for tsunami-affected families.
After-school tutoring, counseling, arts programs, and summer retreats for village children.
Tailoring training and equipment enabling sustainable income for women and widows.
Rapid response for cyclones, floods, tsunamis, and COVID-19 recovery across the region.
Born on May 25, 1959, the youngest of nine siblings in an agricultural family, Dr. Benni dreamed of becoming a doctor to serve his village — but financial constraints led him to study Botany instead.
With just two other men, he founded CMSI in 1991 and has faithfully served over 35 villages for more than three decades.
After earning his Master's from Madras Christian College and studying Theology and Greek at the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Benni returned to South India with renewed purpose — devoting his life to holistic ministry.
Every gift supports Bible training, medical camps, children's education, women's empowerment, and disaster relief across South India.
