Meet the team who are all here to serve and support the community at Nepali Community Church
Pastoral Team
Silvanus Bhandari
Lead Pastor / Elder
Silvanus was born in Teliya, Dhankutta, Eastern Nepal. He came to faith in Christ from a religious idol and image worship in his late teens in April 1992 and dedicated his life to proclaiming the good news through word, deed and life. Because of his faith in Christ, he experienced different persecutions. He says, “Hardships and suffering have helped to strengthen my faith and confidence in Christ.”
His wife, Aleno, was born and raised in a Christian family in Nagaland, India. After graduating from Berean Baptist Bible College, Bangalore, she responded to God's call to go to Nepal as a missionary in 1998, where they met. They are blessed to have a son, Ato, who is currently studying at Nagaland College of Music and Fine Arts in India.
Rajan Shahi
Pastor / Elder
Rajan Shahi was born in Western Nepal and he gave his life to Christ in his young age. He jus married to Rebecca. He is very much gifted in music. God has been instrumental in him since his young in through the gift of music. He served our LORD with Operational Mobilization for quite numbers of years in Nepal and India.
God brought Rajan and his wife Rebecca to the US in 2004. They have a daughter Shriya and a son Shawn. Both of them enjoy soccer. Both of them were born here in New York.
Rajan did his graduate degree in theology from Nayake college and he did MA in mental health counseling. He serve as co-pastor at our church provides overall leadership in worship, discipleship and teachings.