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E. L. Quirk | |
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| Born | Eric Lawrence Quirk January 6, 1898[4] |
| Died | August 1, 1967 (aged 69)[4][5] |
| Education | 1914, B.A.[6] |
| Alma mater | McMaster University,[6] (Canada) |
| Occupation(s) | Ecclesiastical Administrator and Pastor |
| Years active | 1925–1966 |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Canadian Baptist Ministries |
| Ordained | 8 September 1925[1] |
Congregations served | Ebenezer/Renforth Baptist Church,[1] Etobicoke (Canada) (1921,[1] 1924-25[1]), Emmanuel Baptist Church, Belleville (Canada) (1962–1975)[2] |
Offices held | Teacher,[3] Toronto (Canada), Missionary, Kakinada, Visakhapatnam (India) (1925–1953) |
| Title | The Reverend |
E. L. Quirk[7] (born 6 January 1898;[4] died 1 August 1967;[4]) was a Missionary[8] who served in India[5][8] from 1925[9] through 1953.[9]
Quirk came to India in 1925[9] as a Missionary of the Canadian Baptist Mission[10] and served on the teaching staff[3] of the CBM-McLaurin High School, Kakinada. Quirk continued to serve in India in spite of World War II and was based at Kakinada[3] looking after the educational endeavours of the Canadian Baptist Ministries.
Quirk's contribution to pastoral ministry was manifold as he helped establish[11] Churches in Visakhapatnam and Kothavalasa in the areas of,
- Allipuram,
- Chengalraopet,
- Gopalapatnam,
- Kancharapalem,
- Maddilapalem,
- Malkapuram,
- Scindia colony,
- Kothavalasa
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Glyn Allen, Dale R. Calder, Trials and Triumphs: The 150-year History of Ebenezer/Renforth Church, Renforth Historical Committee, 1990, p.49. [1]
- ^ a b c Ed Anderson. "Belleville Emmanuel Baptist Church - History". emmanuelbaptist-belleville.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ a b c Canadian Missionaries in Bombed Indian Areas in The Evening Citizen, Ottawa, April 7, 1942, p.19. [2]
- ^ a b c d e f "Laurence-lee-E-Elcombe - User Trees - Eric L. Lawrence". genealogy.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ a b Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec (1966). Baptist Yearbook. Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec. ISSN 0316-9472. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ a b McMaster University (1914). Calendar. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ Missionary to speak in The Lethbridge Herald, March 24, 1945, page 7.[3]
- ^ a b Cecelia C. Botting, Roland B. Botting, Comfort Families of America: A Collection of Genealogical Data, Part 1, Botting, 1971, p.146. [4]
- ^ a b c Jarold Knox Zeman, Costly vision: the Baptist pilgrimage in Canada, Welch Publishing Company, 1988, p.95. [5]
- ^ Missions: A Baptist Monthly Magazine, Volume 23, 1932, p.232. []
- ^ "Founder Members, Calvary Baptist Church, Visakhapatnam". cbchurchvizag.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.