Rev. Dr. G. Samuel Our First Pastor, is shepherding the congregation of Baptist Church Hyderabad over the past 50 years; by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are now a congregation of over 25,000 and with services in four different languages. Rev. Dr G. Samuel was born on 5th January 1945 in a small village called Udayagiri, Nellore district in India. He lost his father at the age of five, and his mother Mrs Gollapalle Saramma raised him as a Christian and encouraged him to become a full-time minister.

Rev. Dr G. Samuel pursued his Bachelor of Divinity from the Ramayapatnam Baptist Theological Seminary, Ramayapatnam during 1962-1966. Which was then overseen by Maurice Blanchard and Louis F. Knoll was also taught by the Old Testament Scholar, Gaddala Solomon and was awarded the degree in the ensuing convocation of the Senate of Serampore College (University) by the Registrar, Chetti Devasahayam, CBCNC.