Telugu Baptist Church Council
The churches are part of the Telugu Christian community of Southern India.The Baptist Convention of Telugu Churches was formed on January 15, 2007.[2][3] 16,000 Telugu Baptist delegates were present in the formation celebration in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh.According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 764 Telugu Baptist Churches, 1,484 preaching places and 979,700 baptized members.[4] The governing body is called as the Executive Committee and under the Executive Committee are 15 departments called as Missions & Services namely Evangelism, SEDP (Socio, economic, development projects), Adult Literacy Programme, Women ministries, Youth ministries, Children ministries, Theological Endeavour, Educational Institutions, Medical services, Tribal ministries, Baptist Publications etc., TBCC has 5 zones and 30 field associations in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.