Centenary Baptist Church
| STBC-Centenary Baptist Church | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Protestant (Baptist) |
| Churchmanship | Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Deccan Association |
| Province | Secunderabad |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | B.D. (Serampore) |
The STBC-Centenary Baptist Church is a Protestant Church in the city of Secunderabad, India which was established in the year 1875 by the Protestant missions led by the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (ABM) and was later led by the Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches (STBC) through the Deccan Association.
The STBC-Centenary Baptist Church now has a current membership of more than 3000 members. The original older structure and a new centenary structure built in 1991 exist side by side in the same premises. Worship services are only held in the new sanctuary. The church offers services in Telugu, English, Hindi and Manipuri.
The church was established on 14 November 1875 by American Baptist Foreign Mission Society led by The Rev. W. W. Campbell, ABM, a Baptist missionary. The first member of the congregation was Richard B. Clayburn, who was baptized on 5 December 1875. The first native Pastor Bezwada Paul, STBC was appointed in 1895. The foundation stone for the existing new church structure was laid by The Rev. Louis F. Knoll, ABM on 14 November 1975 during the ministry of The Rev. K. Devadanam, STBC, exactly 100 years after the first structure was built. The church was appropriately named STBC-Centenary Baptist Church. The groundbreaking however took place five years later in the year 1980. The new sanctuary was completed and consecrated by the Old Testament Scholar The Rev. G. Solomon, STBC on 17 February 1991. It took more than 10 years to build the existing structure.
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