Funeral Details for Mr. Luther Christian are as follows :

Livestream will be available to watch at www.gcfponline.org/live

Memorial Service & Viewing :
Saturday, Nov 12, 2016
9:30 AM (Memorial Service) | 10:30 AM (Viewing)
Grace Trinity Church
5200 Oxford Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19124

Burial Service :
Saturday, Nov 12, 2016
12:00 PM
Lawnview Cemetery
500 Huntingdon Pike,
Jenkintown, PA 19046

Celebration of Life (Time for sharing) / Lunch :
Saturday, Nov 12, 2016
2:00 PM
Gujarati Christian Fellowship of Philadelphia
425 Central Avenue,
Cheltenham, PA 19012

Obituary of Luther Gulabchand Christian

Luther Gulabchand Christian, better known as Kaka, was born on September 2,1923 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India to (late) Gulabchand and (late) Marthaben Christian. Kaka had one older sister, one older brother, and one younger brother. Kaka went to Dholka Boarding School in Dhokla, Gujarat. He then graduated from IP Mission High School in Ahmedabad. Following that, he studied Civil Engineering. Kaka worked as an architect in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for more than thirty five years. While working as an architect, Kaka also ran his own construction business, SKJ Construction. Along with the numerous houses that he built, Kaka built three churches during this time; two in Maninagar, Beulah Church,St. Joseph’sChurch, and the third in Behrampura, Beersheba Church. He was dedicated to serving his community and was known to be an extremely hard worker and humanitarian. Kaka loved God and served at Simpson Memorial Church as their treasurer.

Luther married Marthaben Gohel, better known as Ma, in 1946 in Ahmedabad. They had five children, two girls followed by three boys. With the exception of his eldest son, Simpson, who passed away on June 4, 2016, his four living children, twelve grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren all reside in the greater Philadelphia area. Ma and Kaka took great pride in the higher education levels of their children and grandchildren. Ma and Kaka first visited America in 1978. They eventually moved to Philadelphia in 1989 and lovingly lived with their sons and grandchildren. They took care of the family business while helping raise their grandchildren. Kaka was actively involved with the Gujarati Christian Fellowship of Philadelphia and regularly gave sermons on Sundays. Kaka was a man of very strong character and determination. When he was young he loved playing and watching cricket, running, shot put throwing, and drawing. He also loved God, his churches, singing hymns, his family and most especially his grandchildren.

At the blessed age of 93, Kaka went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016.Kaka is survived by his children – daughter Evenjelina Christie, wife of Silvanus Christie, daughter Stella Christian, wife of Lucious Christian, daughter-in-law Patricia Christian, wife of the late Simpson Christian, son Kenneth Christian, husband of Enita Christian, and son Joy Christian, husband of Uma Christian. He is also survived by his grandchildren – Sweetee Christie, Stuti Frank, ShefaliDas, Sheena Vania, Navil Christian, Vanessa Macwan, Kevin Christian, Elmer Christian, Enoch Christian, Sarah Christian, Noel Christian, and Joel Christian.He is also survived by his great grandchildren – Glory, Sinaya, Suhaani, Serena, Kezia, Caleb and Shalom.