Ruth Fletcher
| Ruth Fletcher | |
|---|---|
| Born | Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Ruth-Amma |
| Occupation | Missionary, Canadian Baptist Ministries |
| Years active | 1954-1968[1] in India |
| Known for | Her work at the Eva Rose York Bible Training and Technical School for Women in Tuni |
Ruth Fletcher was the third Principal of the Eva Rose York Bible Training and Technical School for Women in Tuni. Ruth was the great granddaughter[2] of A. V. Timpany, one of the pioneer missionaries of the Canadian Baptist Ministries. Ruth's mother, Dorothy Timpany[2] was a Medical Doctor at the CBM Bethel Hospital, Vuyyuru.
Ruth studied at the Toronto Bible School between 1952-1953[3] and later pursued graduate studies at the McMaster University[4] which awarded her a B.A..[4]
Some of the correspondence[5] of Ruth Fletcher is kept at the Wheaton College, Illinois.
References
- Notes
- ↑ C. L. Johnson (Edited), Canadian Baptist Mission 125 year's Jubilee Celebrations of Baptist Churches in Northern Circars, Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada, 1999, p.34.
- 1 2 Link and Visitor, January 1959, p.35
- ↑ Recorder, Volume 68, Number 4, December 1962
- 1 2 1979 Baptist Yearbook, Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, 1966, p.298.
- ↑ Billy Graham Center Archives, Records of the Campus-in-the-Woods - Collection 184.
- Further reading
- Susanne Powers (1963). "Dohnavur in Tidings" (PDF) (Third Quarter).
| Educational offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mattie E. Curry 1941-1961 |
Principal, Eva Rose York Bible Training and Technical School for Women, Tuni, Andhra Pradesh, India 1962-1967 |
Succeeded by Winnifred Paskall, 1968-1974 |
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