About us

Kalameh: from magazine to app

Kalameh was created by Elam Ministries to serve and strengthen Farsi-speaking believers — helping them grow in faith, gather in fellowship, and share the hope of Christ.

Our story

In 1990, Pastor Sam Yeghnazar, a senior leader in the Iranian church, founded the ministry of Elam with a dream of bringing the message of Jesus to every Persian speaker in the world. In those days, fewer than ten Persian speakers worldwide had received formal biblical training. To meet this need, Elam built the only residential Persian-language Bible-training centre in the world. Years later, Elam took on another great task: a fresh translation of the Bible into today's Persian, which came to fruition in 2014.

Today, Kalameh witnesses that God is still doing something wonderful among Persian speakers. Thousands are coming to know Jesus, home churches are forming, and believers around the world are growing — yet many do not know how to grow or how to walk alongside others.

Everyone is invited to have a part in God's kingdom. Kalameh is here to help you find your part in this kingdom, and to help others play theirs too — from the first steps of growing in faith to equipping others.

On Kalameh, you have access to Weekly Fellowship (a guide for home churches) and the tools you need for this journey: the Bible, Christian books and articles, the song archive, and teaching videos and podcasts. You can also get in touch with us directly.

With Kalameh, you are part of a larger community — a shared story, the story of God's work among Persian speakers and beyond.

You are invited too!

 

For where two or three gather in my name, there am I among them.Matthew 18:20
The heart of Kalameh

Weekly Fellowship

A simple but impactful guide and resource that helps small home-church groups share Christian fellowship together, meditate on God's Word, and grow in their faith.

Every week a file is published that includes a Bible passage, a short teaching video, prayer and worship, along with a step-by-step guide. Using this guide is simple, easy, and accessible to everyone. Right now, hundreds of home fellowships are experiencing God's presence with courage and faith in the heart of Iran.

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Our mission

Kalameh's mission is to encourage and equip Persian-speaking Christians so that the Lord's church in Iran is strengthened and God's love is made known in Iran and beyond.

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