Rev. Dr. Luther Paul passed away at around 8.30 P.M.
on Friday, the 15th April, 2016 at Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad. Rev. Dr. Paul, 59, an ordained minister of
the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church served for about 20 years in various
parishes of the AELC prior to being seconded to serve the ACTC as a member of
the faculty and later as Principal of the Andhra Christian Theological College,
prior to joining the A. P. Council of Churches as its Executive Secretary in
April 2014. Within the 4 years tenure as
Principal of ACTC, he was instrumental in building a huge chapel with a cellar
for programme facilities; a women centre, workers housing, hostels and library
renovations etc. and thus created revenue generating assets for the
college. As Executive Secretary of the
APCC, he was also responsible for Hudhud disaster mitigation, renovating 139
Households in Eduruvaripalem near Vishakapatnam in cooperation with the
CASA.
His
wife heads a nursing school; his elder son with two children is a pastor, at a town
near Hyderabad. After a solemn funeral service held around 4.30 PM at Vanasthalipuram
Lutheran Church, his mortal remains were laid to rest around 6 PM on Saturday
the 16th April, 2016 with scores of friends, relatives, colleagues
and admirers in attendance with the members of the family.
We thank God for his leadership, life and ministry, and pray for God's comfort for the bereaved family.
Source: Bishop
John S. D. Raju
