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K. Frederick Paradesi Babu is the current[1] President of the Protestant Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society. He had his ministerial formation at the Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad, a Seminary affiliated to the nation's first[2] university, the Senate of Serampore College (University).
Paradesi Babu happens to be the present Chairperson[3] of the Board of Governors of his alma mater, the Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad, a near-ecumenical (Catholics excluded) Protestant Regional Seminary managed by the following multi-State Church societies, namely,
- Andhra Pradesh-based Protestant Church societies
- Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society headquartered in Guntur,
- Church of South India, Dioceses of Krishna-Godavari, Nandyal, Rayalaseema headquartered in Machilipatnam, Nandyal and Kadapa respectively,
- Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars Society headquartered in Kakinada,
- Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches Society, headquartered in Nellore,
- South Andhra Lutheran Church Society, headquartered in Tirupati,
- Tamil Nadu-based Protestant Church society
- Church of South India, Diocese of Madras (in Tamil Nadu State) headquartered in Chennai,
- Telangana-based Protestant Church societies
- Church of South India Dioceses of Dornakal, Karimnagar, Medak headquartered in Dornakal, Karimnagar and Medak respectively,
- Good Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran Church Society headquartered in Bhadrachalam,
- Methodist Church in India, Hyderabad Regional Conference, headquartered in Hyderabad,
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References
- ↑ National Council of Churches in India, Member List
- ↑ Murli Manohar Joshi, Higher Education in India Vision and Action, A paper presented at the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education in the Twenty First Century, Paris, 5–9 October 1998. Internet, accessed 22 August 2008. Archived copy.
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Further reading
- Towards Self-Reliance : A historical survey of the programmes and efforts of Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1927–1969, Published by Christopher and Kanakaiah, Vijayawada({Template:Year).
- Die südindische Pfingstbewegung im 20. Jahrhundert: eine historische und systematische Untersuchung{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1999). ISBN 978-3-631-33771-4
- Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu({Template:Year).
- Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished PhD thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati({Template:Year).
- Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished PhD thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati({Template:Year).
- Parish Renewal in Reflections on Theology Today – Papers presented by the ACTC faculty during the academic year 1988–1989 on Theology and Mission and Ministry of the Church({Template:Year).
- The Emergence of a Church in South India: A Study of the Growth and Development of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church: 1905–1927. Unpublished Th. D. thesis submitted to the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.({Template:Year).