The Story of Pastor M.B. John | About John Ministries

A Life Begun With Loss

Pastor M.B. John's life began with loss. As a young boy, he lost his mother. His father remarried, and John was sent away to live with relatives. Instead of being sent to school like other children, he was made to work as a shepherd boy.

Day after day he watched other children walk to school while he tended sheep under the hot sun.

At age 15, he made a decision that would change his life forever. He approached a Christian missionary John Voth and requested: " Sir, I want to go to school like the other children."

That simple request changed everything.

"Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."
— Matthew 25:40

A Shepherd Boy Becomes a Shepherd of Souls

Age 15

A Leap of Faith

With the financial help of a Christian missionary, John started first grade at an age when most boys finish middle school. While others might have felt ashamed, John felt only determination. Through faith, discipline, hard work, and perseverance, he completed his education step by step.

Early Life

Headmaster, Pastor

John later obtained a secure government job, but when asked to leave it to serve God, he did not hesitate. He chose ministry over security, faith over comfort, purpose over salary. The missionary John Wiebe saw in John not just intelligence or discipline, but a heart for God. Mr. Wiebe appointed John as the first headmaster of MBC High School, Mahabubnagar, and together the two Johns built the current Calvary MB Church, with John becoming its first pastor. Today it is considered one of the largest churches in Telangana. He pastored the church for over 30 years, and during this time he also helped build 25–30 churches in villages around Telangana.

Decades of Service

Planting Churches Across Telangana

He studied theology in Alhabad, India and later in MB Biblical Seminary in Fresno, California. For decades he faithfully served congregations, planting churches and building communities of faith throughout the Telangana region. What made him special was not his titles. It was his heart.

Age 84

Retirement? He Chose Mission.

Even after retiring from active leadership, when most people choose rest, Pastor John chose a mission. Using only his small pension, he began building churches in poor rural villages: His birth place, Gudipally, Mylapuram, Chinthapally, and beyond, so that village people without transportation would have a place to worship near their homes. In areas where summer heat reaches 120 degrees, he wanted no believer to walk miles just to worship.

Today

A Legacy That Continues

John Ministries was founded by his children to continue his unfinished dream: building more churches in unreached rural villages, training and supporting ministry workers and pastors, caring for widows and orphans, advancing a radio ministry, and building health clinics.

Carrying His Legacy Forward

Clement Medari

Founder & CEO

Naythan Medari

Co-Founder & Program Director

Jesse Medari

Board of Director

Sarah Grace

International Director

We are Pastor John's family. This is not a project to us. It is our inheritance and our calling.

The Story of Pastor MB John