 Father Bala, Pastor - Full Name: Marneni Bala Showraiah.
- Third of seven children of Chinnaiah (which means "Peter") & Teresa.
- Born on November 5, 1962 at Dharmaram in India.
- Lived in Dharmaram and Hyderabad.
- In 1976 entered the Franciscan seminary; made his simple vows in 1982 and his final vows in 1987.
- After receiving degrees in Philosophy & Theology, he was ordained on May 29, 1990 at Dharmaram.
- As a priest he worked in the mission areas of India.
- The main areas of his work were Pastoral; Construction and Social. He has built two churches, a hostel (orphanage), a rectory, an elementary school, a high school, a college, a seminary and a pilgrim center. He has educated children, given medical treatment to the sick and jobs to the jobless.
- He has baptized approximately 200 non-Catholics.
- He loves charismatic preaching and reading of the Bible.
 Father Tien Thang Tran, Associate Pastor Father Tien Thang Tran was born in Saigon City, Vietnam on August 15,1968. He was the sixth of ten children in his family. On August 11,1997 He moved to the United States and lived in Nashville, TN. Three years later, in August 2000, he entered the Seminary.
On August 11, 2008, Father Tran was ordained as a deacon, and on May 29, 2009 he was ordained to the priesthood at Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, Tennessee by The Most Reverend David R. Choby, Bishop of Nashville. His first assignment is as the Associate Pastor at St. Philip Catholic Church in Franklin.
Father Bala, Pastor - Full Name: Marneni Bala Showraiah.
- Third of seven children of Chinnaiah (which means "Peter") & Teresa.
- Born on November 5, 1962 at Dharmaram in India.
- Lived in Dharmaram and Hyderabad.
- In 1976 entered the Franciscan seminary; made his simple vows in 1982 and his final vows in 1987.
- After receiving degrees in Philosophy & Theology, he was ordained on May 29, 1990 at Dharmaram.
- As a priest he worked in the mission areas of India.
- The main areas of his work were Pastoral; Construction and Social. He has built two churches, a hostel (orphanage), a rectory, an elementary school, a high school, a college, a seminary and a pilgrim center. He has educated children, given medical treatment to the sick and jobs to the jobless.
- He has baptized approximately 200 non-Catholics.
- He loves charismatic preaching and reading of the Bible.
Father Tien Thang Tran, Associate Pastor Father Tien Thang Tran was born in Saigon City, Vietnam on August 15,1968. He was the sixth of ten children in his family. On August 11,1997 He moved to the United States and lived in Nashville, TN. Three years later, in August 2000, he entered the Seminary.
On August 11, 2008, Father Tran was ordained as a deacon, and on May 29, 2009 he was ordained to the priesthood at Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, Tennessee by The Most Reverend David R. Choby, Bishop of Nashville. His first assignment is as the Associate Pastor at St. Philip Catholic Church in Franklin.
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