Quirk Memorial Baptist Church
| Quirk Memorial Baptist Church | |
|---|---|
| క్యు.ఎం.బీ. చర్చీ | |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Baptist |
| Website | http://www.qmbchurch.com |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Baptist Church, Maddilapalem |
| Founded | 1948[1] |
| Founder(s) | Canadian Baptist Ministries |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Postmodernism |
| Administration | |
| Division | Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | The Rev. G. Isaiah,[2] CBCNC |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. H. Prem Kumar |
| Laity | |
| Music group(s) | Contemporary worship music |
Quirk Memorial Baptist Church (QMB Church), founded in 1948,[1] is a Protestant Church affiliated to the Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars. The Church is located on Rama Talkies Road in Resapuvanipalem, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (India).
The QMB Church is known among the Churches in Visakhapatnam for its proactive[3] programmes.[2]
History
The founding of the Church is attributed to the missionary endeavour of the Canadian Baptist Ministries which embarked on an overseas missionary enterprise in 1874 through the efforts of Thomas Gabriel. The QMB Church was established in postcolonialism era in 1948[1] by the The Reverend E. L. Quirk who founded[1] what was originally known as the Baptist Church Maddilapalem.[1] The old edifice was reconstructed and dedicated on 24 July 1985.[1]
After more than twenty years, a new edifice was constructed and dedicated on May Day[4] 2009 in the presence of the Baptist patriarchs comprising The Rev. C. L. Johnson,[5] CBCNC, then Principal of the Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada and The Rev. G. Babu Rao,[5] CBCNC, then Church Relations Coordinator of Canadian Baptist Ministries during the incumbency of the present Pastor, The Rev. G. Isaiah.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 G. Mathew Peter, P. S. Sunder Singh, G. Isaiah, D. Ananda Rao (Edited), Souvenir of 125 years platinum jubilee celebrations of northern association of CBCNC, 2008, pp.281-282.
- 1 2 Palm Sunday celebrated in The Hindu, Visakhapatnam, April 13, 2014
- ↑ Prayers mark Good Friday in The Hindu, Visakhapatna, April 19, 2014.
- 1 2 QMB Church Dedication in The Hindu Images, 2009
- 1 2 Invitation Card of dedication of new Church building of the QMB Church, Visakhapatnam.