[2] Ernest Christopher was born into a pastoral family in Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh to Rev.
Armed with a sponsorship letter from his Church society, Christopher enrolled[3] for the graduate degree of Bachelor of Theology (B.
With disciplined faculty at ACTC, the young Christopher had a sound priestly formation.
Dr. S. W. Schmitthener posted[3] him to East Godavari District to minister in a rural parish.
Later on 1 June 2005,[3] he was declared elected as the president of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church.