E. L. Quirk (born 6 January 1898; died 1 August 1967;) was a MissionaryCecelia C. Botting, Roland B. Botting, ''Comfort Families of America: A Collection of Genealogical Data, Part 1'', Botting, 1971, p.146

/ref> who served in India from 1925Jarold Knox Zeman, ''Costly vision: the Baptist pilgrimage in Canada'', Welch Publishing Company, 1988, p.95

/ref> through 1953. Quirk came to India in 1925 as a Missionary of the Canadian Baptist Mission''Missions: A Baptist Monthly Magazine'', Volume 23, 1932, p.232. [] and served on the teaching staff of the Canadian Baptist Ministries, CBM-McLaurin High School, Kakinada. Quirk continued to serve in India in spite of World War II and was based at Kakinada''Canadian Missionaries in Bombed Indian Areas'' in The Evening Citizen, Ottawa, April 7, 1942, p.19

/ref> looking after the educational endeavours of the

Canadian Baptist Ministries Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM) or ''Ministères Baptistes Canadiens'' is a federation of four regional Baptist denominations in Canada. The federation is a member of the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarter is in Mississauga, Ontario. Hist ...

. Quirk's contribution to pastoral ministry was manifold as he helped establish Churches in Visakhapatnam and

Kothavalasa Kothavalasa is a Suburb in Visakhapatnam city but present in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Kothavalasa mandal of Vizianagaram revenue division. It is located 30 km from the city of Visakhap ...

in the areas of, * Allipuram, * Chengalraopet, * Gopalapatnam, * Kancharapalem, * Maddilapalem, * Malkapuram, * Scindia colony, * Kothavalasa

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quirk, E. L. 20th-century Canadian Baptist ministers Baptist writers 1898 births 1966 deaths McMaster University alumni Canadian Baptist Ministries missionaries in India Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars pastors Canadian Baptist Ministries