Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern

Circars
The Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars
(CBCNC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in north coastal
Convention of Baptist
Andhra Pradesh. The churches are part of the Telugu Christian Churches of Northern
community of Southern India. Its language is Telugu. It is affiliated Circars
to the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), the National Council of Abbreviation CBCNC
Churches in India (NCCI) and the World Council of Churches
Classification Evangelicalism
(WCC).
Scripture Holy Bible

History Theology Baptist

Polity Congregational
CBCNC was founded in 1874[1] by the Canadian Baptist Mission Governance Association
founded by Thomas Gabriel along with the Canadian Baptists of
Associations National Council
Ontario and Quebec.[2]
of Churches in
From 1947 to 1972, the Convention of Baptist Churches of India, Baptist
Northern Circars was managed effortlessly in spite of difficulties. World Alliance,
During 1972, crisis brew in the Convention leading to irreparable National Council
damage. M. B. Diwakar researched on the crisis with the title, An of Churches in
Investigation into the historical antecedents of the crisis in the India
CBCNC during 1972 to 1974.[3] Due to the crisis, the Churches
Region Andhra Pradesh
established by the Canadian Baptist Mission continued to move
forward due to the congregational type of structure. However, the Headquarters Kakinada
central leadership is not in place as there are many fractions of the Founder Thomas Gabriel
Convention, each claiming to be the rightful successor and the and the
matter continues to be subjudice.[4] Canadian
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it Baptists of
claimed 310 churches and 240,000 members.[5] Ontario and
Quebec

Schools Origin 1874[1]

Kakinada
Ministerial Congregations 310
Andhra Christian Theological College, Members 240,000
Secunderabad, Telangana (through Seminary
Official website www.cbcnc.in
Council),
Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh,
Ministerial and technical
 Eva Rose York Bible Training and Technical
School for Women, Tuni, Andhra Pradesh

References
Notes

1. Mary Stillwell McLaurin, Chetti Bhanumurti in

John Craig, J. R. Stillwell, I. C. Archibald, A. E.
Baskerville (Edited), Some of the Trophies:
Canadian Baptist Foreign Mission Board
Jubilee Volume, Telugu Trophies – The Jubilee Baptist Theological Seminary in Kakinada.
story of some of the principal Telugu converts in
the Canadian Baptist Foreign Mission in India
from 1874 to 1924, American Baptist Publication Society, Toronto. [1] (https://archive.org/stre
am/MN41713ucmf_9/MN41713ucmf_9_djvu.txt)
2. baptistene.info (http://www.baptistene.info/asia.php) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/2
0110721185505/http://www.baptistene.info/asia.php) 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
3. M. B. Diwakar, An Investigation into the historical antecedents of the crisis in the CBCNC
during 1972 to 1974 in Thesis Titles, Board of Theological Education of the Senate of
Serampore College, Bangalore, 1991.
4. 2001 (2) ALD 215, 2001 (2) ALT 190. [2] (http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1240828/). 2003 (5)
ALD 218 [3] (http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1604973/). 1992 (2) ALT 715 [4] (http://indiankanoo
n.org/doc/804610/). 2007 (1) ALD 385 [5] (http://indiankanoon.org/doc/25705357/). 2002 (6)
ALD 503 [6] (http://indiankanoon.org/doc/536587/)
5. Baptist World Alliance, Members (https://www.baptistworld.org/member-unions/),
baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023

Further reading

M. B. Diwakar (1977). "An Investigation into the historical antecedents of the crisis in the
CBCNC during 1972 to 1974. Unpublished M. Th. Thesis, United Theological College,
Bangalore". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
N. Surya Rao (1984). "The History of the Theological Training Institute at Kakinada, Andhra
Pradesh 1882–1964. Unpublished M.Th. thesis, United Theological College, Bangalore" (htt
p://www.indianchristianity.com/html/NewsDigest.htm). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal
requires |journal= (help)
D. J. Jeremiah (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".
OCLC 46565446 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46565446). {{cite journal}}: Cite
journal requires |journal= (help)
G. Beaulah Pearl Sunanda (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". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Martin Senftleben (1992). "Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh.
Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati" (https://web.archive.org/w
eb/20081209131403/http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis1.pdf) (PDF). I. Archived from the
original (http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis1.pdf) (PDF) on 9 December 2008. Retrieved
4 November 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
 Martin Senftleben (1992). "Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh.
Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati" (https://web.archive.org/w
eb/20081209131418/http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis2.pdf) (PDF). II. Archived from
the original (http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis2.pdf) (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
Retrieved 4 November 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal=
(help)
S. I. Nirmal Kumar (2008). "An Evaluation of the theological understanding regarding the
nature, function and authority of ordained ministry within selected Churches of the
Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars of Andhra Pradesh". {{cite
journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
G. Beulah Pearl Sunanda (2012). "The missionary enterprise of the Canadian Baptist
church in Andhra Pradesh An appraisal. Unpublished Ph. D. thesis, Acharya Nagarjuna
University, Nagarjuna Nagar". hdl:10603/124140 (https://hdl.handle.net/10603%2F124140).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
A. Mahalakshmi (2015). "The eradication of leprosy in India and andhra pradesh with a
special reference to christian missionary organisations. Unpublished Ph. D. thesis. Acharya
Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar". hdl:10603/188907 (https://hdl.handle.net/10603%2
F188907). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

See also
Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches

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