| CSMBTS | |
| Type | Propaedeutic institute |
|---|---|
| Established | 1926; 99 years ago (1926) |
| President | Bishop B. Suneel Bhanu |
| Principal | Rev. B. Subhashini |
| Address | Luthergiri, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh 533 105, India, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India 17°1′45″N 81°46′42″E / 17.02917°N 81.77833°E / 17.02917; 81.77833 |
| Campus | Rural |
| Affiliations | Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Data as of November 2008 | |
Charlotte Swenson Memorial Bible Training School (CSMBTS) was started on 8 July 1926 in Rajahmundry, a town in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Background
Blenda Charlotte Swenson 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.
Administration
The present principal of this school is Rev. B. Subhashini.
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byRev. Dr B. V. Subbamma | Principalship of CSMBTS 1985–Incumbent |
Succeeded byIncumbent |
| Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Charlotte Swensson Memorial Bible Training School, Rajahmundry |
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References
- Notes
- ^ B. V. Subbamma (Ed.), History of Charlotte Swenson Memorial Bible Training School, Rajahmundry, 1961.
- Oscar Nils Olson (1950). The Augustana Lutheran Church in America.
- Further reading