The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans and Nonconformists who were largely Congregationalist in outlook. Established in 1805, the London Missionary Society was the first Protestant mission in Andhra Pradesh which had its station at Visakhapatnam. īeginning in the nineteenth century, missionaries from most major denominations started arriving in the Andhra region. By 1750, Christianity further spread to the Circar Districts due to the migration of Christian Reddys into those areas. By 1735, in South Andhra, there were thousands of Christians, most of whom belonged to the Reddy and traditional weaver communities. In the Rayalaseema region, many Reddy factionists began visiting churches and converted to Christianity to elevate their status in the eyes of colonial missionaries and administrators. Manda Reddy, along with thirty Reddy families of Muddiguba and some other Reddy families in Alamuru, embraced Christianity in 1715. The first convert to Christianity in Andhra Pradesh was Thumma Anumantha Reddy, also known as Manda Reddy. History and spread Northern Circars and Coastal Belt regions 1.1 Northern Circars and Coastal Belt regions.Telugu Christians have one of the highest literacy and work participation figures and most even male-to-female ratio figures among the various religious communities in the state.

Regions with significant populations of Telugu Christians include the erstwhile Northern Circars, the coastal belt and the cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. They set up their station at Visakhapatnam in 1805 AD. Des Granges who were sent out by the London Missionary Society. The first Protestant missionaries in Andhra Pradesh were Rev. Although the Franciscans of the Roman Catholic Church brought Christianity to the Deccan area in 1535, it was only after 1759 AD, when the Northern Circars came under the rule of the East India Company, that the region opened up to greater Christian influence.

There also is a significant number of Roman Catholics and Evangelicals. Most Telugu Christians are Protestant, belonging to major Indian Protestant denominations such as the predominant Anglican Church of South India, Pentecostals such as Assemblies of God in India, India Pentecostal Church of God, The Pentecostal Mission, the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches, the Salvation Army and several others.

According to the Census of India, there are over a million Christians in Andhra Pradesh, constituting 1.51% of the state's population, although a decrease from the 1971 census figure which was 2%, as a result of low birth rates and emigration. Telugu Christians or Telugu Kraistava are an ethno-religious community who form the third-largest religious minority in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

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