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Mahesh Chavda
Mahesh Chavda (born in Mombasa, Kenya, of Indian heritage) is a charismatic-evangelical international healing evangelist, apostolic-prophetic teacher, and the founder/senior pastor of All Nations Church (Charlotte, North Carolina) and Chavda Ministries International.
Short bio
Mahesh Chavda (born in Mombasa, Kenya, of Indian heritage) is a charismatic-evangelical international healing evangelist, apostolic-prophetic teacher, and the founder/senior pastor of All Nations Church (Charlotte, North Carolina) and Chavda Ministries International. With his wife Bonnie Chavda he has reached "the nations with the gospel accompanied by signs and wonders" for 35+ years across substantial global ministry — particularly in Africa, India, and other unreached / undeveloped contexts. The ministry reports thousands of medically-documented healings including Stage IV cancer, AIDS, deaf, blind, and lame. In 1994 the Chavdas launched the *Watch of the Lord* — a global prayer network anchored by Friday-night-into-Saturday-morning all-night prayer gatherings at All Nations Church and replicated by partner churches and individuals worldwide. They also operate Zion College, a yeshiva-style ministry training center at All Nations. Chavda's book catalog includes *The Hidden Power of Prayer and Fasting* (1998), *The Hidden Power of Healing Prayer* (2004), *The Hidden Power of the Believer's Touch*, *Only Love Can Make a Miracle*, *The Watch of the Lord* (with Bonnie Chavda), and others.
What they believed
- Fear of the Lord Emphasis — Affirmed in operative posture; the Watch-of-the-Lord framework includes elements of trembling-before-the-Lord, but Chavda's emphasis is on intercession-and-presence more than fear-of-Lord specifically.
- Intercession as Co Laboring — Affirmed; intercession is the church's primary kingdom-shaping activity. Chavda's framework integrates intercession with fasting, watchman prayer, and corporate all-night gatherings.
- Cessation — Strong continuationist; all gifts and offices fully operative.
- Healing in Atonement — Healing is provided in the atonement (Isaiah 53:4–5) and is normatively available through faith, prayer, laying on of hands, and Spirit-empowered ministry. Chavda's documented healing testimonies are evidential support for this.
- Deliverance Ministry Today — Affirmed and operationally central. Chavda's ministry origin testimony involves a deliverance breakthrough in Africa; deliverance is integral to his ministry.
- Modern State Prophetic Significance — Pro-Israel; Hebraic-roots aware. Zion College's yeshiva-style framing and Hebrew-calendar awareness reflect this.
Notable works
6 listed
| Title | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Hidden Power of Prayer and Fasting: Releasing the Awesome Power of the Praying Church | 1998 | Chavda's signature articulation of fasting-and-prayer as foundational discipline. Rooted in his testimony of a deliverance breakthrough in Africa that he attributed to a 14-day fast. |
| The Hidden Power of Healing Prayer: The Healing Anointing of the Laying on of Hands | 2004 | Chavda's articulation of healing methodology — the integration of word-of-knowledge, laying-on-of-hands, faith, and authority in Christ. |
| The Watch of the Lord | Articulates the all-night-prayer movement framework. The standard popular text on the contemporary Watch-of-the-Lord pattern. | |
| The Hidden Power of the Believer's Touch | Chavda's articulation of laying-on-of-hands as primary impartation method. | |
| Only Love Can Make a Miracle | Chavda's autobiographical / ministry-testimony account. | |
| The Hidden Power of Watching and Praying | [founder: write here] |