Mutyala Theophilus

Studies Scholastic and collegiate Theophilus hailed from Krishna District and schooled at Gunnanapudy, a mission station of the Canadian Baptist Ministries and during the course of his scholastic studies, he was transferred from one place to the other, first to Akiveedu in 1907, Samalkot in 1908 and finally to Kakinada in 1912 to the CBM-McLaurin High School. the Canadian Baptist Ministries sent Theophilus to the Serampore College, Serampore to pursue spiritual studies leading to Bachelor of Divinity. the seminary in Kakinada was revived joined the seminary and would later on became a major contributor to the Church. Theophilus and his companions, Chetti Bhanumurthy, Gordon P. Barss, and Archibald Gordon worked towards university affiliation that required a rigorous academic regimen which was already in place at the seminary. In 1946, the university granted affiliation of the Christian Endeavour Societies' Union of India, Burma and Ceylon and had been instrumental in organizing Christian Endeavour meetings in East Godavari district since 1932. a team comprising the Canadians and the Indians working towards the Christian mission of the Church with the clergy in the lead.

In 1947, when the Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars was formed, the Clergy led the Society in line with the wishes of Theophilus. At one point of time, A. B. Masilamani who happened to be a student of Theophilus also became President of the CBCNC in 1959. and legal recourse

Senate of Serampore College (University) In 1942, as the Government sought a major portion of the harvest to help sustain the food supplies of the British Indian Army.

1942–1946 a period of exile for the University As for the Senate of Serampore College (University), the period has been termed by Prof. K. R. Chatterjee as a 'period of exile' as the British Indian Army sought an initiative which grew out of dire need but became successful. Bishop in India and others.

Student Christian Movement Theophilus was a member of the Student Christian Movement and became President of the Andhra Pradesh Unit of the SCMI in 1939 and led many college students to active membership. of the United Theological College, Bangalore was stricken with paralysis during the latter part of his teaching career but the Council of the United Theological College, Bangalore through the efforts of E. C. John then Principal, D. S. Satyaranjan then Registrar of the university and G. Babu Rao a former student of E. C. John, ensured that Melanchton remained in the College Faculty Quarters in spite of his illness. As for Theophilus, given the condition that he was in, the Canadian Baptist Ministries took Theophilus under its care right from the time of his education in the mission schools, the sudden death of his parents one after the other within a span of ten days, nearly seventy years after the death of Theophilus at the portals of the Baptist Theological Seminary in Kakinada, the seminary witnessed another upset when a Baptist patriarch who was preaching at the seminary Christmas collapsed onto the pulpit and while delivering a sermon

Reminiscence The Rev. T. Gnananandam writing in the Silver Jubilee Souvenir of the CBCNC in 1972 brings to light the fact that Theophilus was involved with the administration of not only the CBCNC which worked with the Telugu people but also with the other The Odiya language people – Utkal Baptist Churches Association (UBCA), The Soura language people – Soura Baptist Christian Mandali Sammilani (SBCMS), T. Gnananandam wrote,