Episcopal Methodist Mission

EPISCOPAL METHODIST MISSION: The Episcopal Methodist Mission was started by J.H.Gordon in Andhra region in 1886. He started his missionary work first at Bellary, After practicing Telugu language he went to Tandoor in 1888 and started evangelical work. One local missionary by name Rev. Benjamin Paul also helped this missionary in gospel work in this region. They used to preach in the streets of Hyderabad thrice a week. In 1891 for 115 days they organised gospel meetings and spread gospel in areas like Tandoor, Singanapalli, Gangavaram, Vikarabad and so on. Soon the gospel work spread to Bidar areas. As a result, the Dalits who belonged to ‘Madiga’ community embraced Christianity. Later the other Hindus who were following Siva religion also got converted. In 1905 C.E.Parker another Missionary conducted gospel meetings in Sankarpalli and surrounding areas. Consequently 54 persons were baptised. As the gospel work spread to other nearby areas the number of Christians in the areas of Hyderabad and Vikarabad raised to 17,391 in 1913. Of these most of them were Dalits coming from Mala and Madiga castes. In 1906 one School was started in Vikarabad by Parker family. This School was elevated to a High School in 1949. The gospel