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Quirk Memorial Baptist Church (QMB Church), founded in 1948, is a Baptist Church affiliated to the
Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars The Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars (CBCNC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in north coastal Andhra Pradesh. The churches are part of the Telugu Christian community of Southern India. Its language is Telugu. It is affilia ...
. The Church is located on Rama Talkies Road in
Resapuvanipalem Resupuvanipalem is a neighborhood in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. About Resupuvanipalem is one of the major commercial and residential suburbs in Visakhapatnam located to the west of Bay of Bengal. The Visakhapatnam BRTS Road conne ...
, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh ( India). The QMB Church is known among the Churches in Visakhapatnam for its proactive programmes.


History

The founding of the Church is attributed to the missionary endeavour of the
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which embarked on an overseas missionary enterprise in 1874 through the efforts of Thomas Gabriel. The QMB Church was established in
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era in 1948 by The Reverend
E. L. Quirk 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 1925Jarol ...
who founded what was originally known as the Baptist Church Maddilapalem. The old edifice was reconstructed and dedicated on 24 July 1985. After more than twenty years, a new edifice was constructed and dedicated on May Day''QMB Church Dedication'' in The Hindu Images, 2009
/ref> 2009 in the presence of the Baptist patriarchs comprising
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C. L. Johnson,Invitation Card of dedication of new Church building of the QMB Church, Visakhapatnam.
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, then Principal of the
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, Kakinada and
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G. Babu Rao,
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, then Church Relations Coordinator of
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during the incumbency of the present Pastor,
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G. Isaiah.


The Pastor

The senior Pastor,
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G. Isaiah comes with enough experience in Pastoralia and had been an
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at the
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, Kakinada during the period of
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S. E. Krupa Rao,
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. Subsequently, the Seminary Council sent Isaiah for ministerial formation to the
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, Hyderabad where Isaiah pursued spiritual studies during 1986-1989G. Isaiah (Edited), ''Ruby Centennial Celebrations Souvenir of the St. Peter's Centenary Baptist Church'', Published by St. Peter's Centenary Baptist Church, Gunnanapudi. during the Principalship of
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S. Joseph, STBC and other Spiritual Formators including
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M. Victor Paul M. Victor Paul (7 April 1935 – 14 October 2013) was a Biblical studies, biblical scholar who served as President of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1993 to 1997. Early years and education Victor Paul was born on 7 April 1935 int ...
, AELC,
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, AELC,
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R. Yesurathnam, CSI and
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G. Dyvasirvadam, CSI. As part of the University criteria, Isaiah also submitted a dissertation entitled, ''The life history of Prof. M. Theophilus and his contribution to the
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'', fulfilling the requirements for the award of
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degree by the Senate of Serampore College (University), Serampore, West Bengal. The succeeding year, in 1990, Isaiah was awarded the B.D. degree by the University during the Registrarship of
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D. S. Satyaranjan D. S. Satyaranjan (19 January 1939 – 13 June 2022) was a Silver Jubilee Pastor, a New Testament Scholar, and an Academic administration, AdministratorSamson Prabhakar (Edited), ''Together with People: Essays in honour of Rev. D. S. Satya ...
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Succession of PastorsKatapalli Israel, ''Church Secretary's Report: Pastors who served the Church from 1948-1998'' in ''Golden Jubilee Celebrations Souvenir 1948-1998 of the Quirk Memorial Baptist Church, Visakhapatnam'', 1998.

The QMB Church being a member of the Protestant
Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars The Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars (CBCNC) is a Baptist Christian denomination in north coastal Andhra Pradesh. The churches are part of the Telugu Christian community of Southern India. Its language is Telugu. It is affilia ...
, Pastors here have adequate ministerial formation at any of the affiliated seminaries of the Senate of Serampore College (University).


References

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