Mr. T. Moses

T. Moses was born  in Chittoor and stayed there till his 12th standard. After his studies he came to Bangalore searching for a job. He joined UTC on September 6, 1993. He works in UTC as a maintenance staff  in the UTC lawn and is responsible for the lawn in front of the library and takes care of the flower pots in front of the administrative block.

His wife, son and daughter are staying in Bangalore. His children are studying in the 11th and 12th standard. His wife is a housemaker. Mr. T. Moses is a jovial person. He likes to spend time with his family. He likes to interact with people around him and make them happy. It is the same at home and in the world place.

He is involved in ministry whenever he has free time and accompanies his church pastor and assists him in house visits. He does prayer there and sings songs. Mr. Moses is happy and satisfied with his work.

Mr. Moses says that UTC is a nice place to stay because of the magnificent trees in the campus and the variety of flowering plants. He says that when he joined UTC there were people who used to ask him about his life at UTC and counsel him. He says that now there are no such kind of people. Life is going on routinely.

G.Daniel Vivek,  BD III.

Mr. S. Thirukumar

Mr. S. Thirukumar joined UTC in June 1993 as a service staff in the office. He continued up to 1996 and left. He again joined back in 1998 as a service staff. He was transferred to the library as a staff in 2007 and continues there till now. His job is to arrange the books in the shelves and thus makes life easier for all those who search for books in the library. His wife, Mrs. Vashti Veeramani, is working in the UTC Nursery School as an assistant. They live in Krishnarajapuram. His family is from a Catholic Christian background. They believe that working in UTC is a blessing for both. They have a son, Mr. Alexson Samuel, who works as a technician in a private company. They would like to continue their job till their retirement. 

Yaphase, BD III.

 

Mr. D. S. Govindappa

Mr. D.S. Govindappa has been working as a Gardener in the United Theological College, Bangalore for the past 22 years. His job is to keep the garden and lawn clean and to maintain the greenery of the college. He joined the college on 11th November 1991 and became permanent in 1992 when Dr. E.C. John was the principal. His wife is Mrs. Nagamma and the couple has two children. His daughter Ms. Lakshmi is married to Mr. Venkatesh who is also working as a maintenance staff at UTC. His son Mr. Ravikumar is currently doing his 3rd year Bachelor of Engineering at BMS Engineering College in Basawangudi, Bangalore. 

Mr. Govindappa is thoroughly enjoying his work at UTC. He feels that his job gives him joy and satisfaction and that there is not much tension. He remembers fondly some of the professors whom he has earlier seen and known as students. Even though he is a believer of other faith, Govindappa believes that all religions are equal. He finds no difference working in a Christian institution. He would like to continue working with UTC till his retirement.
 

Sam Sathish Kumar. S, BD – III.

Gift of labour by students and staff

The gift of labour or shrama dana brought together students and staff in the UTC in the evening at 5:00 P.M. in the construction space of the UTC Centenary Mahatma Gandhi Hostel and Quarters building project. The stones which were to be moved from the construction space by the builder was taken by the UTC community and kept aside to be placed in different parts of the campus so that it will not go waste.

The evening brought together both young and old community members and everyone lend their hand in transporting the stones. Women and men moved in tandem and worked towards the slogan "If we are together, we can move mountains."

The coming together became a time of work and fellowship. Work is worship was reflected in the energy showed by all community members.

College opening and covenant service

Welcoming the students

 

The re-opening of the United Theological College, Bangalore was held with the traditional principal’s tea, introduction of students and staff, and the covenant service on Sunday evening. The opening tea which brought all members of the community together was held at 4:30 P.M. while the service was held at 6:30 P.M. in the Tagore Hall. The old students are back after a two month vacation and the new students joining for the BD, MTh and DTh programmes have just arrived. The principal Rev. Dr. John Samuel Raj along with Rev. Dr. Sahayadas and Rev. Dr. Allan Samuel Palanna led the covenant service. 

Covenant service

Holy Communion

Communion

The principal also introduced the new faculty member for the  department of Mission and Ecumenics, Sr. Dr. Rani Joseph Mary Shruti. She is a member of the Congregation of Sisters of Notre Dame, Coesfeld, Germany. This is the first time that a Roman Catholic nun has been appointed as a full time faculty member of the UTC. Sr. Dr. Rani has taught in two theological seminaries in India and has worked among the tribals in West Bengal and other parts of North India.  

The principal welcoming Sr. Dr. Rani Joseph Mary Shruti

Pongal celebration

 
The festival of Pongal was celebrated in the UTC on January 18, 2012 on the lawn in front of the library. The Tamil fellowship took the lead in celebrating the festival and included other members in the community celebration. Pongal signifies the end of the traditional farming season, giving farmers a break from their monotonous routine. The morning worship was colourful and mixed with song and dance. The Rev. Dr. R. Sahayadas preached on the occassion. The worship was followed by the sharing of the sweet pongal dish and sugarcane. A lunch for the entire community was also organized.

UTC community sitting for the worship

Bhajan

Dance

Rev. Dr. R. Sahayadas

Pongal is not complete without the sweet dish

The UTC staff joined in the celebration

Breaking the pot

The Tamil fellowship members

The pot for boiling milk

The toil of the land in the form of sugarcane

UTC staff, students and community members queuing up for lunch

Rev. J. Jeyakumar and family contributed towards the lunch for the marriage of his daughter