NEW MANAGER FOR CSI NORTH KERALA CORPORATE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

Rev.VINOD ALLEN

Rev. Vinod Allen was born on 16^th August 1965 at Codacal. He is the son of Late Rev. R. G. Allen and Joyce Allen. He is son-in-law of Late Rev. P. J. Gilbert and Sosamma Gilbert. His wife Sajimol is a teacher at BEMGirls’ H. S. School, Calicut. His daughter Anjana Joyce is doing her Engineering studies at MES College of Engineering and his Son Thushar Reginold is student of IV standard. He studied in different schools and Malabar Christian College, Calicut.

In the year 1984 he made a decision to enter into the Christian ministry after attending a Jesus Calls Good News Campaign at Cochin. In 1985 he started his Biblical studies at New Delhi. He took his preliminary theological degree (B. Th.) from South India Biblical Seminary, Bangarpet. Then he completed B. D. degree from Kerala United Theological Seminary, Thiruvananthapuram. He did his masters (M. Th.) in History of Christianity at United Theological College, Bangalore. He also submitted a thesis on “The Contributions of the Basel Evangelical Mission’s Educational Work to Malabar Society, 1839-1914” as a partial fulfillment of the requirements toward the degree of Master of Theology. He has been working on a thesis: A SOCIO- HISTORICAL STUDY OF THE BASEL (GERMAN) EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY’S PERCEPTION OF MISSION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEIR WORK IN THE MALABAR (1839-1914) under Bishop Dr John Wilson Gladstone at Serampore University. He has written a few articles on the history of missionary work in Malabar. There are three unpublished research papers on Protestant Missionary work in India to his credit as well. Visited Basel Mission Archives - Now Mission 21 Archives - Basel (Switzerland) for a short period and also visited the Head Quarters of the World Council of Churches, Geneva.

He joined the North Kerala Diocese as Church worker in 1989 and worked in Kondotty and Kalpetta. He was ordained as a deacon in 1991 at CSI Cathedral, Calicut and a presbyter in 1992 at All Saints CSI Church, Trichur by The Rt Rev. Dr P. G. Kuruvilla, then Bishop in CSI North Kerala Diocese. He served as Assistant Pastor at CSI Cathedral, Calicut, Pastor in Palakkad Robinson, Kannur Hebich’s, Chakkittapara, Puthiyara, Calicut Hermann Gundert and now working at Chovva (Kannur). He represented the North Kerala Diocese in the CSI Golden Jubilee Celebration Central Committee at CSI Synod. He was also a member of the CSI synod. He has written “A brief history of North Kerala Diocese” in History of Church of South India for Fifty Years edited by Bishop Dr.Gladstone.

During his 22 years of service in the Diocese he was able to accomplish certain remarkable tasks. He could work towards upgrading three congregations to Pastorates (Kalpetta, Talap, and Calicut Herman Gundert). He could also complete the construction work of two Churches (Kondotty and Robinson church, Palakkad).

During the calendar year 2006 he served as Corporate Manager for CSI Schools in Malabar and Waynad.

He serves as the Academic Dean, School of Ministry (A Training Programme for the Church Workers in the Diocese) Shoranur and teaches history of Christianity. At present he is a member of the Diocesan Executive Committee and also a member of its working committee.