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==Administration==
==Administration==
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* 1926–1928 Christina Ericksson
* 1928–1951 Hildegarde Swanson ''(interrupted)''
* 1930–1931 Hilda Kaercher
* 1937–1939 Jessie Cronk
* 1951–1955 Maida Meissner
* 1955–1959 Ethel Dentzer
* 1959–1985 [[B. V. Subbamma]]
* 1985– B. Subhashini
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The present principal of this school is Rev. B. Subhashini.
The present principal of this school is Rev. B. Subhashini.


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* 1926–1928 [[Nun|Sr.]] Christina Erickson, ELCA
* 1928–1951 Sr. Hildegarde Swanson, ELCA ''(interrupted)''
* 1930–1931 Sr. Hilda Kaercher, ELCA
* 1937–1939 Sr. Jessie Cronk, ELCA
* 1951–1955 Sr. Maida Meissner, ELCA
* 1955–1959 Sr. Ethel Dentzer, ELCA
* 1959–1985 Sr. [[B. V. Subbamma]], AELC
* 1985–    Sr. Subhashini, AELC
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Christian seminaries and theological colleges in India]]
[[Category:Christian seminaries and theological colleges in India]]
[[Category:Christian universities and colleges in India]]
[[Category:Schools in East Godavari district]]
[[Category:Schools in East Godavari district]]
[[Category:Education in Rajahmundry]]
[[Category:Education in Rajahmundry]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1926]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1926]]
[[Category:1926 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1926 establishments in India]]

Latest revision as of 20:47, 3 April 2025


Charlotte Swenson Memorial Bible Training School
CSMBTS
TypePropaedeutic institute
Established1926; 100 years ago (1926)
PresidentBishop B. Suneel Bhanu
PrincipalRev. B. Subhashini
Address
Luthergiri, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh 533 105, India
, , ,
17°1′45″N 81°46′42″E / 17.02917°N 81.77833°E / 17.02917; 81.77833
CampusRural
AffiliationsAndhra Evangelical Lutheran Church
Data as of November 2008

Charlotte Swenson Memorial Bible Training School (CSMBTS) was started on 8 July 1926[1] in Rajahmundry, a town in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Background[edit | edit source]

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.[1]

Administration[edit | edit source]

The present principal of this school is Rev. B. Subhashini.

Academic offices
Preceded by
Rev. Dr B. V. Subbamma
Principalship of CSMBTS
1985–Incumbent
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charlotte Swensson Memorial Bible Training School, Rajahmundry
  • 1926–1928 Sr. Christina Erickson, ELCA
  • 1928–1951 Sr. Hildegarde Swanson, ELCA (interrupted)
  • 1930–1931 Sr. Hilda Kaercher, ELCA
  • 1937–1939 Sr. Jessie Cronk, ELCA
  • 1951–1955 Sr. Maida Meissner, ELCA
  • 1955–1959 Sr. Ethel Dentzer, ELCA
  • 1959–1985 Sr. B. V. Subbamma, AELC
  • 1985– Sr. Subhashini, AELC

References[edit | edit source]

Notes
  1. 1.0 1.1 B. V. Subbamma (Ed.), History of Charlotte Swenson Memorial Bible Training School, Rajahmundry, 1961.
  2. Oscar Nils Olson (1950). The Augustana Lutheran Church in America.
Further reading