Serango Christian Hospital

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Serango Christian Hospital
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Serango Christian Hospital
Geography
Location Serango 761 206, Gajapati District, Odisha, India
Coordinates 19°N84°E / 19°N 84°E / 19; 84
Organisation
Care system Medicare
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type General
Religious affiliation Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars
Affiliated university Council of Christian Hospitals
Patron Dr. Helen Nirmala Rao (Medical Director)
Network Christian Medical Association of India, New Delhi
Services
Beds65 [1]
History
OpenedMarch 14, [2] 1928 [3]

Serango Christian Hospital is a private Baptist hospital based in Serango, Gajapati District, Odisha, India. It is a member of Council of Christian Hospitals.

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History

It was the outcome of missions of Canadian Baptist Mission who set foot in 1876 with arrival of The Reverend William F. Armstrong and subsequently established a mission station on the hills in Serango. [2]

Serango being a serene location, Canadian Baptist Ministries, founder of the Hospital, holds periodical Clergy retreats [2] for its pastors hailing from Utkal Baptist Churches Association, [2] [4] Soura Baptist Christian Mandali Sammilani, [2] [5] Kui Baptist Association [2] [6] and Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars. Old Testament Scholar and past India Church Relations Coordinator [7] of Canadian Baptist Ministries, The Rev. G. Babu Rao, [2] CBCNC together with The Rev. Ron Harris, [2] CBM used to lead Clergy retreats for nearly two decades during the period 1995 [8] -2012.

Memberships

CBM Serango Christian Hospital is a member of,

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References

  1. ↑ "EBM India, Serango Christian Hospital". Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kenneth Knight, Shirley Knight, The Seed Holds the Tree: A Story of India and the Kingdom of God, 2009.
  3. ↑ "EBM India". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Utkal Baptist Mandali Sammiloni
  5. ↑ "Soura Baptist Association". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Kui Baptist Association
  7. ↑ G. Babu Rao, Wisdom tradition and Indian Parallels with special reference to Telugu literature in Reflections on Theology Today, ACTC, Secunderabad, 1990.
  8. ↑ Directory of Churches, Alphabetic by City, Church, Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, 1995, p.D-15.
  9. ↑ ETASI, health
  10. ↑ The Christian Medical Association of India, Member Institutes in Andhra Pradesh. Internet, accessed 5 October 2008. "Christian Medical Association of India: Membership". Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  11. ↑ Christian Medical College, Vellore, Networking

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