Baptist Theological Seminary
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| Established | 1888 |
|---|---|
| Type | Seminary |
| Chancellor | Pastor P.A. Sreenivasa Rao |
| Principal | Rev. C.L. Johnson |
| Location | Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Campus | Rural |
| Data as of 2006 | |
Baptist Theological Seminary[1]is a Baptist seminary located in Jagannaickpur, Church Square, Kakinada in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
It was established by the missionaries of the Canadian Baptist Mission about a century ago.
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[edit] Dedication
To Rev. S.E. Krupa Rao, a past Principal of this Seminary.
[edit] Background
More than a century ago, missionaries from Canada stepped onto coastal Andhra Pradesh to spread the Gospel. The area of their operation included the district of Srikakulam in the north through the district of Krishna in the south. This apart from their work in the interiors of Orissa.
Foundation of a seminary was a natural consequence of their work.
In the beginning, the seminary was affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University) [2]. However, with the formation of the Andhra Christian Theological College (ACTC) in 1964, the seminary began sending its students for Bachelor of Theology and Bachelor of Divinity to ACTC.
After the formation of ACTC, an ecumenical seminary in Rajahmundry in 1964, the BTS got itself amalgamated into it for Senate approved courses.
However, the BTS began offering self managed and operated Graduate of Theology courses under the seal of the Seminary Council since then.
[edit] Seminary Council
The Seminary presently is overseen by a Council comprising of Pastors belonging to the Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars.
[edit] Present Faculty
- Rev.C.L.Johnson[3], Principal
- Rev.Noah Raju, Faculty Member
- Rev.P.V.Raja Babu, Faculty Member
[edit] See also
- Canadian Baptist Ministries, Canada
- Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars
- Andhra Christian Theological College, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh
- Senate of Serampore College (University), Serampore, West Bengal
[edit] External links
- Official site of the Canadian Baptist Ministries [3]
[edit] References
- Notes
- Further reading
- Jeremiah, D.J. (1990). "The Relationship of the Baptist Churches in Andhra Pradesh to the Church Union Movement in South India since 1919. Reflections on Theology Today: Papers Presented by the ACTC Faculty during the Academic Year 1988-89 on Theology and the Mission and Ministry of the Church, Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad".
- Rao, N.Surya[4] (1984). "The History of the Theological Training Institute at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh 1882-1964. Unpublished M.Th. thesis, United Theological College, Bangalore".
- Senftleben, Martin (1992). "Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati" I.
- __________________, (1992). "Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati" II.
- Sunanda, G.Beaulah Pearl (1990). "An Insight into the History of the Canadian Baptist Mission in Andhra Pradesh (1874-1924). Unpublished M.Phil.(History) Thesis, Madras Christian College, Madras".
