existing students and faculty were transferred to Ramayapatnam. Theophilus, who joined the faculty of the Ramayapatnam Baptist Theological Seminary in 1924, stayed on in Ramayapatnam teaching seminarians until 1926. Kakinada In 1926, the seminary in Kakinada was revived leading to the recall of the Canadian Baptist faculty from Ramayapatnam. Theophilus moved from Ramayapatnam to Kakinada in East Godavari District where he taught at the Baptist Theological Seminary from 1926 onwards along with C. Bhanumurthy. Theophilus joined the seminary in 1926 and served under three Principals, namely, J. B. McLaurin, Gordon P. Barss, and Archibald Gordon. It was during this period that a young aspirante, A. B. Masilamani joined the seminary and would later on became a major contributor to the Church. Theophilus and his companions, Chetti Bhanumurthy, Gordon P. Barss, and Archibald Gordon worked towards University affiliation that required a rigorous academic regimen which was already in place at the seminary. In 1946, the university granted affiliation to the Baptist Theological Seminary which then began offering courses leading to Licentiate in Theology which also saw an increased uptake with a record number of 46 admissions that year. Theophilus taught at the seminary for nearly twenty years until he died suddenly in 1946 while being on duty within the portals of the seminary leading to untold grief and sadness that engulfed the seminary and the CBCNC which the Indian Church History Review puts it as, Contribution All India Sunday School Association Theophilus was an examiner to the All India Sunday School Association (formerly Union) of the National Council of Churches in India. Christian Endeavour In 1939, Theophilus was elected President of the Christian Endeavour Societies' Union of India, Burma and Ceylon and had been instrumental in organizing Christian Endeavour meetings in East Godavari district since 1932. Convention Theophilus was involved in efforts to form the Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars to work together with the Canadian Baptist Ministries. Theophilus believed in the Indian ethos and conceived a team comprising the Canadians and the Indians working towards the Christian mission of the Church with the clergy in the lead. In 1947, when the Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars was formed, the Clergy led the Society in line with the wishes of Theophilus. At one point of time, A. B. Masilamani who happened to be a student of Theophilus also became President of the CBCNC in 1959. After nearly