Charlotte Swenson Memorial Bible Training School
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| Charlotte Swenson Memorial Bible Training School | |
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| CSMBTS | |
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| Established | 1926 |
| Type | Propaedeutic institute |
| President | Bishop B. Suneel Bhanu |
| Principal | Rev. B. Subhashini |
| Location | Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India 17°1′45″N 81°46′42″E / 17.02917°N 81.77833°E |
| Campus | Rural |
| Affiliations | Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church |
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Charlotte Swenson Memorial Bible Training School (CSMBTS) was started on 8 July 1926[1] in Rajahmundry, a town in Andhra Pradesh, India.
[edit] Background
Blenda Charlotte Swenson[2] a graduate of Bethany College (Lindsborg, Kansas) was deputed by the Lutheran Mission Board to go out to India as a Zenana Sister. During her work in India at Rajahmundry, she envisioned the establishment of a Bible Training School for Christian women where they would be prepared as teachers of the Bible in Hindu homes[3].
[edit] Administration
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The present Principal of this School is Rev. B. Subhashini.
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| Preceded by Rev. Dr B. V. Subbamma |
Principalship of CSMBTS
Rev. B. Subhashini |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ B. V. Subbamma (Ed.), History of Charlotte Swenson Memorial Bible Training School, Rajahmundry, 1961.
- ^ Oscar Nils Olson, The Augustana Lutheran Church in America, 1950
- ^ B. V. Subbamma, op. cit.
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