Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars
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Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars (CBCNC)[1][2]is a denomination existent in north coastal Andhra Pradesh.
CBCNC is a member body[3] of the Baptist World Alliance - a unique fellowship community of 80 million Baptists worldwide headquartered in North America.
It is also an affiliate[4] member Church of the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI).
Missionaries of the Canadian Baptist Mission founded this denomination as its Indian successor.
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[edit] Dedication
This article is dedicated to Rev. Dr. K. David, an exemplary Pastor, Bible Teacher, a Scholar of the New Testament and an able administrator. He was also a member of the Society for Biblical Studies.
[edit] Background
[edit] Last members of the Council
Before the division of the CBCNC into fragments[5], the last members of the Council include:
- Rev.Dr.K.David, B.D.(Serampore College), M.Th.(Serampore College), Ph.D. (University of Edinburgh), a past President of CBCNC. He was an illustrious member of faculty and also a distinguished Principal of the Andhra Christian Theological College. He also taught in Serampore College.
[edit] Present state
The Baptist Theological Seminary functions as an unofficial voice of this denomination now.
[edit] See also
- Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, South India
- Canadian Baptist Mission
- Canadian Baptist Ministries
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ Baptist World Alliance [1] Who are the Baptists?
- ^ Baptist Info [2] Baptists in Asia
- ^ Baptist World Alliance [3] Member Bodies
- ^ National Council of Churches in India [4] Member List
- ^ The Hindu [5] Monday, Jan 16, 2006 This citation is a live example of how members try to project themselves as the executive body of the CBCNC.
- Further reading
- Diwakar, M.B. (1978). "An Investigation into the Historical Antecedents of the Crisis in the C.B.C.N.C. during 1972-1974. Unpublished M.Th. thesis, United Theological College, Bangalore".
- 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".
- Senftleben, Martin (1992). "Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati" I.
- Senftleben, Martin (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".
