Peyyala Issac Vara Prasad

Ministerial formation Vara Prasad undertook spiritual studies as a fully-resident seminarian at Andhra Christian Theological College, Secunderabad, affiliated to nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University), where he studied Bachelor of Theology during the academic years 1989–1992. and Marjorie May Lynch-Gipson.

Much like any University Grants Commission-recognised institution, Vara Prasad learnt the nuances of academic learning in a semester system. He also learnt Biblical Greek and Biblical Hebrew from perhaps the best available Scholars in India in Serampore University system. During his three-year ministerial formation at Protestant Regional Theologiate in Secunderabad, Vara Prasad also came under the tutelage of Old Testament Scholar, G. Babu Rao, CBCNC. Prasad was awarded a graduate degree during 1993 convocation of Senate of Serampore College (University), then under Registrarship of New Testament Scholar, D. S. Satyaranjan, IPC, held at Serampore College, Serampore.

Career Parish work Vara Prasad's began serving in parishes under the Diocese after his ordination in 1993, Vara Prasad went about his priestly duties as Pastor in ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Rayalaseema under the care of able Servants, comprising L. V. Azariah, C. B. M. Frederick, K. B. Yesu Vara Prasad and B. D. Prasada Rao.

Vara Prasad was involved in both spiritual and healing ministries of the Church. Gradually, he began exhibiting leadership skills for the larger cause of the Church, which included conducting retreats and also representing the Diocese at Church of South India Synod.

Bishopric Issac Vara Prasad had nearly 30 years Vara Prasad's interest in motivating his parishioners to document could perhaps be attributed to influence of his Spiritual Formators in Church History/History of Christianity comprising B. C. Paul, AELC, C. Yesupadam, AELC, D. J. Jeremiah, CBCNC, and K. L. Richardson, AELC, who taught at varying intervals back in his seminary days.