Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church
W. P. Peery
,
Office Bearers of the AELC
  • 'President Most.Rt.Rev.Dr.K.F.PARADESI BABU
  • Vice-president Rev.Rev.A.JAMES
  • Secretary: Mr CHINNAM KISHORE BABU'
  • Treasurer Mr.K.Moses Arnold

Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC)

Telugu Christians.[3]

Memberships

In India

Lutherans
.

In Andhra Pradesh

The AELC was founded as a mission field of the then General Synod of the Lutheran Church in America by John Christian Frederick Heyer (known as Father Heyer) on 31 July 1842.[7]

As a first step, schools were established. With new baptisms, the confidence of the missionaries increased. Later hospitals were established.

Structures

Administration

The current Moderator / Bishop of the AELC is Most Rt.Rev.Dr.K.F.PARADESI BABU elected in the recent elections of the AELC, against BY K. Fredrick Paradesi Babu.

For administrative purposes, six synods have been established, each taken care of by a Synod President. A 32-member Executive Council whose members are drawn from the six synods administers the Church society.[8]

Moderator / Bishop

The Executive Council of this Church Society elects a set of office-bearers each

Rev. G. Emmanuel, the nomenclature was changed to Moderator / Bishop to denote a more ecclesiastical
term. However, the term President also continues to be used.

Succession of Presidents

Years Succession of Presidents Academic Credentials
1944–1950 E. Prakasam
L. Th. (Serampore
)
1951–1955 A. N. Gopal
L. Th. (Serampore), Th. M. (LSTC
)
1956–1960 G. Devasahayam
L. Th. (Serampore), S. T. M. (LTSP
)
1961–1962 K. Krupadanam
L. Th. (Serampore
)
1963–1964 G. Devasahayam
L. Th. (Serampore), S. T. M. (LTSP
)
1965–1969 K. Devasahayam B. A. (Andhra), B. D. (Serampore), Th. M. (LTSP)
1969–1981 S. W. Schmitthenner M. Div. (LTSG)
1981–1989 K. Nathaniel
L. Th. (Serampore
)
1993–1997 M. Victor Paul B. A. (Andhra), BEd (Andhra), B. D. (Serampore), M. Th. (Serampore), S. T. M. (LS), D. Min. (LS)
1997–2000 G. Emmanuel
L. Th. (Serampore
)
2000–2001 N. Ch. Joseph
2001–2005 Ch. Victor Moses B. Th. (Serampore), B. D. (Serampore), M. Th. (Serampore)
2005–2009 V. E. Christopher B. Th. (Serampore), B. D. (Serampore)
2009–2013 B. Suneel Bhanu[10] B. D. (Serampore), Th. M. (SEAGST)
2013-2017 K. Frederick Paradesi Babu B. Th. (Serampore), B. D. (Serampore)
2017-2020 K. Fredrick Paradesi Babu B. Th. (Serampore), B.D. (Serempore)
2020-2025 B. D (Serempore), M. Th (Serempore)

Women's ordination

For long, women's ordination in the AELC was taboo. One of the first theologically trained women of this Church, the

Rev. Dr B. V. Subbamma[11] could have been ordained long ago. But Church leaders, fearing her leadership kept the issue of women's ordination aside.[12]

However, with sustained efforts and dialogue of Dr. K. Rajaratnam, Rev. Dr. Prasanna Kumari Samuel, and Dr. Monica J. Melanchton of the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute (GLTCRI), the dream of women's ordination became a reality. With the active cooperation of the then President, Bishop G. Emmanuel, seventeen women were ordained into pastoral ministry on 20 February 1999.[11]

Synod Presidents of the AELC[13]
  • Visakha Synod

Rev.
P Sudarsan Kumar

  • East Godavari Synod

Rev.
A Samuel Raju

  • West Godavari Synod

Rev.
B.Anand kumar

  • East Guntur Synod

Rev.
K. Ratna Mohan

  • Central Guntur Synod

Rev.
S.J Babu Rao

  • West Guntur Synod

Rev.
J.Prabhakar

References

  1. ^ "Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) of India". North West Missouri Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
  2. ^ United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India "Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church". Archived from the original on 18 December 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2007. AELC
  3. ^ Kolluri Luther Richardson, 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, 2003.
  4. ^ Lutheran World [1] Worldwide Faith News
  5. ^ National Council of Churches in India "Welcome to NCCI". Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2010. Affiliate Members
  6. ^ UELCI [2] Archived 1 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine Member Churches
  7. ^ Luther Richardson, Kolluri, Rev., Towards Self-Reliance, p. xi, Editorial by Rev. Dr. D. V. Daniel
  8. ^ Almanac 2008, pp. 1–8
  9. ^ Ibid.
  10. M. Th. under the Senate of Serampore College (University). Prof. Bhanu taught at the prestigious Bishop's College in Kolkata and thereafter at the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College in Chennai. [3] Archived 10 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ a b Lutheran World [4] Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Worldwide Faith News
  12. ^ Victor Premasagar, Indian Women in Evangelism and Theology, Published by Dr. B. V. Subbamma, October 2005. pp. 12–15
  13. ^ Almanac 2008, p. 3

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