E. L. Quirk

E. L. Quirk[7] (born 6 January 1898;[1] died 1 August 1967;[1]) was a Missionary[8] who served in India[2][8] from 1925[9] through 1953.[9]

The Reverend

E. L. Quirk

CBM
Born
Eric Lawrence Quirk

(1898-01-06)January 6, 1898[1]
Ontario, Canada[1]
DiedAugust 1, 1967(1967-08-01) (aged 69)[1][2]
Ontario, Canada[1]
NationalityCanadian
CitizenshipCanadian
Education1914, B.A.[3]
Alma materMcMaster University,[3] (Canada)
OccupationEcclesiastical Administrator and Pastor
Years active1925–1966
ReligionChristianity
ChurchCanadian Baptist Ministries
Ordained8 September 1925[4]
Congregations served
Ebenezer/Renforth Baptist Church,[4] Etobicoke (Canada) (1921,[4] 1924-25[4]),
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Belleville (Canada) (1962–1975)[5]
Offices held
Teacher,[6] Toronto (Canada),
Missionary, Kakinada, Visakhapatnam (India) (1925–1953)
TitleThe Reverend

Quirk came to India in 1925[9] as a Missionary of the Canadian Baptist Mission[10] and served on the teaching staff[6] of the CBM-McLaurin High School, Kakinada. Quirk continued to serve in India in spite of World War II and was based at Kakinada[6] 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
Religious titles
Preceded by
Position created		 Pastor,
Emmanuel Baptist Church,
Belleville (Canada)
1962–1966[5]		 Succeeded by
Rev. Charles Savage[5]
1966–1974

References
  1. "Laurence-lee-E-Elcombe - User Trees - Eric L. Lawrence". genealogy.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  2. Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec (1966). Baptist Yearbook. Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec. ISSN 0316-9472. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  3. McMaster University (1914). Calendar. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  4. Glyn Allen, Dale R. Calder, Trials and Triumphs: The 150-year History of Ebenezer/Renforth Church, Renforth Historical Committee, 1990, p.49.
  5. Ed Anderson. "Belleville Emmanuel Baptist Church - History". emmanuelbaptist-belleville.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  6. Canadian Missionaries in Bombed Indian Areas in The Evening Citizen, Ottawa, April 7, 1942, p.19.
  7. Missionary to speak in The Lethbridge Herald, March 24, 1945, page 7.
  8. Cecelia C. Botting, Roland B. Botting, Comfort Families of America: A Collection of Genealogical Data, Part 1, Botting, 1971, p.146.
  9. Jarold Knox Zeman, Costly vision: the Baptist pilgrimage in Canada, Welch Publishing Company, 1988, p.95.
  10. Missions: A Baptist Monthly Magazine, Volume 23, 1932, p.232. []
  11. "Founder Members, Calvary Baptist Church, Visakhapatnam". cbchurchvizag.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
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