Chetti Devasahayam
| Chetti Devasahayam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 October 1913 Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 28 February 1993 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education |
BSc (Andhra University), B. D. (Senate of Serampore College), Th.M. (Northern Baptist Theological Seminary), D. D. (Northern Baptist Theological Seminary) |
| Occupation | Theologian |
| Church | Canadian Baptist Mission/Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars |
| Ordained | 1943 |
| Writings | 1974, The Role of Baptists in the Religious Future of India |
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Offices held
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Pastor, Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars (1939–1960) Military Chaplain, Royal Indian Navy (1942–1947)Registrar, Senate of Serampore College (University) (1960–1975) Pastor, Lower Circular Road Baptist Chapel, Kolkata (1968–1993) |
| Title | The Reverend Doctor |
Chetti Devasahayam (6 October 1913 – 28 February 1993) was the Registrar of the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) who was in office from 1960 through 1975. It was during Devasahayam's tenure at the University that ecumenism gave way to merger of seminaries and the formation of special purpose entity's throughout India. It was Devasahayam who gave the inaugural address when the Andhra Christian Theological College was formed in 1964 in Rajahmundry.
After scholastic studies at the CBM-McLaurin High School in Kakinada, Devasahayam enrolled for graduate studies from 1931–1933 at the Pithapuram Rajah College in Kakinada from where he obtained a degree in Sciences leading to the award of Bachelor of Science (BSc) by the Andhra University. For ministerial formation, Devasahayam studied from 1936–1939 at Serampore College, Serampore as a candidate of the Canadian Baptist Mission/Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars at the Serampore College, Serampore.
In Fall 1955, Devasahayam was sent by his Church Society for upgrading his academics at the Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, Illinois where he enrolled for a postgraduate course in Master of Theology (Th.M.) completing it by May 1956.
After Devasahayam's ministerial studies at Serampore College, he was assigned pastoral roles in outright rural areas where there were hardly any Christians and much like the Baptist heritage, he was left to himself to build up congregations. From 1939 to 1942, he was Visakha Field Supervisor of the Canadian Baptist Mission.
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