K. Frederick Paradesi Babu

K. Frederick Paradesi Babu is the current[2] 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[3] university, the Senate of Serampore College (University).

K. Frederick Paradesi Babu, AELC
Installed	2013
Predecessor	B. Suneel Bhanu
Successor	Incumbent
Personal details
Born	Andhra Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Residence	Becker Compound, Guntur
Previous post	West Godavari Synod[1] of Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society

Paradesi Babu happens to be the present Chairperson[4] 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,

References

1. Moyer Memorial Lutheran Church
2. National Council of Churches in India, Member List
3. 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". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ACTC Board of Governors Board of Governors of ACTC

Further reading

• Kolluri Luther Richardson (2003). "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". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Michael Bergunder (1999). Die südindische Pfingstbewegung im 20. Jahrhundert: eine historische und systematische Untersuchung. 113. of Studien zur interkulturellen Geschichte des Christentums. ISBN 978-3-631-33771-4.
• R. Joseph and B. Suneel Bhanu (1993). "Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Martin Senftleben (1992). "Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished PhD thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati" (PDF). I. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2015. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• _______________ (1992). "Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished PhD thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati" (PDF). II. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2015. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• M. Victor Paul (1990). "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". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• B. C. Paul (1984). "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". Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)