Andhra Christian College

Andhra Christian College
A C College

Latin: Collegium Andhra Christianus
Motto	Latin: Et Cognoscetis Veritatem Et Veritas Liberabit Vos. English: ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.
Type	College
Established	1885
Chancellor	President, Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church(AELC)
Principal	Dr P Mutyam
Address	Sambasivapet, Guntur 522 001, India, Guntur City, Andhra Pradesh, India 16°17′47.8″N 80°26′33.1″E / 16.296611°N 80.442528°E / 16.296611; 80.442528Coordinates: 16°17′47.8″N 80°26′33.1″E / 16.296611°N 80.442528°E / 16.296611; 80.442528
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Board of Intermediate Education, Abids, Hyderabad 500 001 Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar 522 510, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India

The Andhra Christian College or A.C. College is one of the oldest colleges India: It started in 1885. AC College is part of the education enterprise of the Protestant churches. It admits intermediate, undergraduate and graduate students and awards degrees through the Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar to which it is affiliated.

Saint George is its patron saint. At the entrance of the college, there is a statue of the saint slaying the dragon.

Elected officials of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church administer the college.

Motto

In Latin, the motto is Et Cognoscetis Veritatem Et Veritas Liberabit Vos ("Ye shall know the truth: and the truth shall set you free").^[1]

History

AC College was established in 1885 in Guntur City and was one of the first colleges in India to offer graduate programs. Protestant missionaries from the U.S.A established the college.

The then United Lutheran Church in America (ULCA) through Rev. Fr. John Christian Frederick Heyer (known as Father Heyer) established the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church on 31 July 1842.^[2]

Administration

Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) through its Board of Education administers the college.

The school consists of three entities:

Day College
Evening College
College of Law

Courses offered

Main campus

Intermediate

Pre-university or Intermediate courses are offered. The college is affiliated to the Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad, a regulatory authority for pre-university courses in Andhra Pradesh.

The following course combinations are available:

Graduate programmes

Post-graduate programmes

Master of Arts (M.A.) English and History
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Chemistry and Zoology

Notable alumni

N._T._Rama_Rao
Koteswara Rao Podila, Garapadu

Science & Technology

Dr Vellanki Seshagiri Rao former Associate Director & Distinguished Scientist ISRO SHAR

Business

Dr. K. Anji Reddy

Education

Dewan Bahadur T. S. Paulus^[3]

Film

Literature

Jandhyala Papayya Sastry, poet who wrote Pushpa Vilapam

Politics

Theology

Rev. Dr. P. Victor Premasagar
Rev. Dr. B. V. Subbamma^[4]
Rev. Dr. Dass Babu^[5]
Rev. Dr. N. V. Luther Paul^[6]

In film

Pilla Zamindar, a Telugu movie, was filmed at the college. It was named Mangamma Memorial College in the movie.

References

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Notes

↑ John 8:32 Gospel of John in the Latin Vulgate
↑ Luther Richardson, Kolluri, Rev., Towards Self-Reliance, p. xi, Editorial by Rev. Dr. D.V. Daniel
↑ T.S. Paulus served as principal and was war advisor to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-05-29. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
↑ The Story of Serampore and its College IVth edition 2006, Appendix VI, pp. 177-179
↑ Rev. Dr. Dass Babu is a disciple of Premasagar
↑ Dr. Luther Paul presently heads a Seminary in Hyderabad Andhra Christian Theological College

Further reading

Luther Richardson, Kolluri, Rev. (2003). "Towards Self-Reliance : A historical survey of the programmes and efforts of Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1927-1969, Published by Christopher and Kanakaiah, Vijayawada".
Senftleben, Martin (1992). "Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati" (PDF). I.
"Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati" (PDF). II. 1992.

Protestant missions to India

Background	Christianity Thomas the Apostle Pantaenus Protestantism Indian history Missions timeline Christianity in India

People	David Oliver Allen Paul Olaf Bodding Edith Mary Brown Nathan Brown Robert Caldwell William Carey Amy Carmichael Robert F. Cook Alexander Duff Anthony Norris Groves Hermann Gundert John Hyde E. Stanley Jones Thomas Jones Richard Knill Hannah Marshman John Clark Marshman Joshua Marshman Henry Martyn Donald McGavran James Mudge Volbrecht Nagel George Uglow Pope Luther Rice John Edward Robinson Clement Daniel Rockey Christian Friedrich Schwarz Scudder Family Serampore Trio Lars Olsen Skrefsrud Howard Somervell Graham Staines Alfred Sturge James Mills Thoburn Cecil Tyndale-Biscoe William Ward Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg

Works	Andhra-Christian College Evangelical Missionary Society of Mayurbhanj Gossner Theological College Madras Christian College Serampore College Scottish Church College Scott Christian College St. Stephen's College Wilson College

Missionary agencies	London Missionary Society Church of England Zenana Missionary Society Church Mission Society Baptist Missionary Society Scottish General Assembly Mission to the World American Board

Pivotal events	Indian Rebellion of 1857 Indian Republic Interactions with Ayyavazhi

Indian Protestants	Bakht Singh Krishna Mohan Banerjee Pandita Ramabai Sadhu Sundar Singh Jashwant Rao Chitambar A. B. Masilamani Victor Premasagar Y. D. Tiwari P. C. John

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