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Central Territory
Territorial Leaders: Commissioners M. Y. Emmanuel and T. Regina Chandra Bai (1 December 2006)
Territorial Commander: Commissioner M. Y. Emmanuel (1st December 2006)
Territorial President of Women's Ministries: Commissioner T. Regina Chandra Bai ( 1st December 2006)
Chief Secretary: Lieut-Colonel P. T. Abraham (1st March 2007)
Territorial Secretary for Women's Ministries: Lieut-Colonel C. Mariyamma Abraham (1st March 2007)
Territorial Headquarters:
15/31, Ritherdon Road, Vepery,
Chennai 600 007, South India
Postal address: PO Box 453, Vepery, Chennai 600 007
Tel address: Salvation Chennai 600 007; tel [91] (044) 25323148; fax: [91] (044) 25325987;
email: ict mail@ICT.salvationarmy.org
India Central Territory comprises of three regions - North Tamil Nadu (Madras - Chennai), Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. Salvation Army work was commenced at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh in 1895 by Staff Captain Abdul Aziz, a person of Muslim background, with his friend Mahanada. Captain Abdul Aziz was spiritually renewed while attending the revival meeting of Captain Henry Bullard in 1884 at Bangalore, and dedicated his life as a Salvation Army officer.
It was named India Central Territory in 1992, with Headquarters at Madras(Chennai)
 States included in the territory: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
'The Salvation Army' in Tamil : Ratchania Senai; in Telugu: Rakshana Sinyamu
Languages in which the gospel is preached : English, Tamil, Telugu
Periodicals: Home League Magazine; Udyogasthudu; Yovana Veerudu; Yudha Dwani
Part of the opening of the Sport Tournament, a first in this Territory. |