History

Bro. K.G.R.Naidu was born in Akulatampara Village in Srikakulam District of Costal Andhra Pradesh in South India, where the first church in Andhra Pradesh was established in the year 1883. It was founded by Kerthi Shesulu Purshottam Chowdary, who is a famous Christian poet and author of many Christian books and Pioneer in evangelism in our area. At that time he constructed a church building at river bank of Vamsadhra in Akulatampara village which is worship center for the near by 15 surrounding villages and Christian people. After some time the above Choudary’s family was totally went away to other state of Orissa for getting their livelihood. As after their migration one of the active leader of this church is Mr. Karanam. Thulasi das has taken up the responsibility of effective running of the above church with minimum members.

In the year of 1980 a great flood was came and all the surrounding villages were washed away including church building also. After this flood completed there are majority of church members were migrated to other states for their livelihood, no one has available except Karanam’s family to conduct worship service.

After some years are gone away, and one of the eldest son from Karanam’s family named Bro. K.G.R.Naidu had under taken the responsibility to bring ancient days at our area by established this Holy Cross Social Service Society. But no one had come forwarded to cooperate with him in this regard. He was totally disappointed and he decided to depend upon our Lord Jesus Christ with prayers and faith. Purushottam Chowadary’s poets were reached every corner of our nation and a real fact that his dearly loved villages where he stayed for long time in his life are not reached for Christ as until this day. Bro. Naidu has started church again in Akulatampara Colony village and he extended His work to surrounding tribal villages in Border of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa states with his youngest son Bro. Karanam C.K.Prabhu Das.