Just as the apostle Paul responded to the call of the Man of Macedonia - "Come over and help us." So, also Conservative Theological Seminary has answered the call of students in India. We have internal classroom Bible training at the Emmanuel Baptist Church Campus, in Delhi, India. Our India students are fully supported by scholarships made available through the gifts and donations of concerned-interested individuals in the U.S.A.

We could enroll hundreds of men and women in India. However, due to the tuition, textbooks and all instruction being underwritten through CTU-USA, we must limit our enrollment in India at any given time.

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WHY THEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN INDIA?

IN 1772, THROUGH THE VISION OF THE PIONEER MISSIONARY WILLIAM CAREY, KNOWN AS "FATHER OF MODERN MISSIONS," DOORS FOR EVANGELISM AND FOR CHRISTIAN SERVICES OPENED IN INDIA. AFTER OVER TWO HUNDRED YEARS, INDIA STILL REMAINS ONE OF THE LARGEST MISSION FIELDS. TWENTY-TWO MILLION CHRISTIANS THERE FORM ONLY 2.5% OF OVER ONE BILLION IN POPULATION. INDIA IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST POPULATED COUNTRY AND HAS ONE-SEVENTH OF THE WORLD'S PEOPLE LIVING THERE. IN LAND MASS, IT IS ONE THIRD OF THE U.S., BUT IN POPULATION IT IS MORE THAN THREE TIMES.

CHRISTIAN MISSIONS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION, MEDICAL CARE, AND SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MASSES.

SINCE INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE IN 1947, THE CHURCH ENJOYED CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOM OF WORSHIP AND SERVICE UNDER THE COUNTRY'S SECULAR DEMOCRACY. HOWEVER, THIS SITUATION BEGAN TO CHANGE IN 1998-99 UNDER THE NEW HINDU COMMUNAL GOVERNMENT. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WAS RESTRICTED AND THE COMMUNAL ANTI-CHRISTIAN FORCES WERE UNOFFICIALLY GIVEN A FREE HAND TO BURN CHURCHES, DESTROY CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS, HARASS CHURCH LEADERS AND SEVERELY PERSECUTE CHRISTIANS. THIS HAVOC WAS CREATED IN SEVERAL STATES OF INDIA. AS A RESULT, GHASTLY SCENES WERE REVEALED. CHRISTIAN WOMEN WERE RAPED. MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED CHURCHES WERE BURNED DOWN. NUMEROUS CHRISTIANS LOST THEIR LIVES. THIS HORROR CULMINATED IN THE DEATH OF AN AUSTRALIAN MISSIONARY AND HIS TWO VERY YOUNG SONS, WHO WERE BURNED ALIVE AS THEY SLEPT IN THEIR VAN IN FRONT OF A VILLAGE CHURCH. THEIR DEATH BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL ISSUE. THE PRESSURE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AGAINST SUCH A PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIAN BROUGHT SOME RELIEF FOR THE TIME BEING.

IN SPITE OF OPPOSITION AND PERSECUTION, THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD AND PLANTING OF NEW CHURCHES IS CONTINUING, IN FACT WITH EVEN GREATER ZEAL.