Andhra Christian College

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Andhra Christian College
Other name
AC College
Former names
  • United Lutheran Church Mission College (1907-1928)
  • Arthur G. Watts Memorial College (1893-1907)
  • American Evangelical Lutheran Mission College (1885-1926)
Motto
Latin: ET COGNOSCETIS VERITATEM ET VERITAS LIBERABIT VOS
Motto in English
Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free
College logoLotus flower
Patron Saint Saint George
TypeAffiliating
Established1885;140 years ago (1885)
Founder Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Parent institution
 Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society (AELC)
Accreditation National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
Affiliation
Visitor Dr. P. Raja Sekhar, Ph.D.
Principal Dr. K. Moses, Ph.D.
CorrespondentThe Rev. K. F. Paradesi Babu, AELC
Total staff
100+
Location
Guntur
,
Andhra Pradesh
,
522 001
,
India

16°17′47.8″N80°26′33.1″E / 16.296611°N 80.442528°E / 16.296611; 80.442528
CampusUrban, 7 acres
LanguageTelugu and English
Website www.accollegeguntur.com
Andhra Christian College

The Andhra Christian College or A.C. College is one of the oldest colleges in India, located in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. It started in 1885. [1] 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.[ citation needed ]

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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. [2]

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. [3]

Succession of Administrators

The college had illustrious Pastor's as Administrators of the college since the beginning. [4] The current Principal is Dr. Moses.

Sl. NoNameTenureDomicileHighest earned credentials
1 The Rev. Luther Benaiah Wolf, ELCA 1885-1891United States M.A. (Gettysburg)
2The Rev. John Aberly, ELCA1891-1892United StatesM.A. (Gettysburg)
3The Rev. Luther Benaiah Wolf, ELCA1892-1899United StatesM.A. (Gettusburg)
4The Rev. Victor McCauley, ELCA1899-1901United StatesM.A. (Gettysburg)
5The Rev. Luther Benaiah Wolf, ELCA1901-1907United StatesM.A. (Gettusburg)
6The Rev. Lemon L. Uhl, ELCA1907-1913United States Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins)
7The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA1913-1916United StatesM.A. (Gettysburg)
8The Rev. George Alleman Rupley, ELCA1916-1919United StatesM.A. (Princeton)
9The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA1919-1922United StatesM.A. (Gettysburg)
10The Rev. Victor McCauley, ELCA1922-1923United StatesM.A. (Gettysburg)
11The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA1923-1927United StatesM.A. (Pennsylvania)
12The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA1927-1933United StatesM.A. (Gettysburg)
13The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA1933-1936United StatesM.A. (Pennsylvania)
14The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA1936-1939United StatesM.A. (Gettysburg)
15 Sri Valaparla China John1939-1941India
16The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA1941-1943United StatesM.A. (Pennsylvania)
17The Rev. C. H. Swavely, ELCA1943-1945United StatesM.A. (Pennsylvania)
18The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA1945-1948United StatesM.A. (Pennsylvania)
19The Rev. C. H. Swavely, ELCA1948-1950United StatesM.A. (Pennsylvania)
20 Rao Saheb T. S. Paulus1951-1962IndiaM.A. (Madras)
21Sri John Bob Williams1962-1965IndiaPh.D. (Columbia)
22Sri Jonnakutti Paulus1965-1968IndiaM.A.
23Sri M. G. Thomas1968-1972IndiaPh.D.
24Sri N. Issac1972-1976IndiaPh.D. (Poona)
25Sri C. Devadanam976-1982IndiaPh.D.
26Sri P. Prabhudass1982-1986IndiaPh.D.
27Sri G. Samuel1986-1987IndiaPh.D.
28Sri Balla Jyothi Raju1987-1992IndiaPh.D. (Iowa)
29Sri B. Chandra Paul1992-1998India
30Sri R. R. S. Sundar Das1999-2001India
31Sri P. Andrew2001-2003IndiaPh.D. (Nagarjuna)
32 Smt. D. M. Sujata2003-2004India
33Smt. R. Sulochana Devi2004-2005India
34Smt. D. M. Sujata2005-2006India
35Smt. K. E. Manorama Bai2006-2013India
36Sri K. E. Sasi Kiran2013-2014India
37Sri P. Mutyam2014-2017IndiaPh.D.
38Sri M. Emmanuel2017-2018India M.Sc. (Nagarjuna)
39Sri G. Deva Kumar2018-2019IndiaPh.D. (Nagarjuna)
40Smt. T. Anita Susan2020-2021IndiaPh.D. (Nagarjuna)
41Sri K. Moses2022-IndiaPh.D. (Nagarjuna)

Administration

Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) through its Board of Education administers the college. The school consists of three entities:

Academic profile

Main campus A.C.College, Guntur2.jpg
Main campus
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:

Notable alumni

In film

References

  1. ↑ "ACC - Andhra Christian College | Youth4work". youth4work.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "AC College, Guntur". www.accollegeguntur.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Luther Richardson, Kolluri, Rev., Towards Self-Reliance, p. xi, Editorial by Rev. Dr. D.V. Daniel
  4. ↑ "Succession of Principals". Andhra Christian College, Guntur. Guntur: Andhra Christian College, Guntur. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Wilma S. (2006). "Appendix VI". The Story of Serampore and its College (4th ed.). pp. 177–179. Archived from the original on 22 October 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  6. ↑ P. Samuel Jonathan (15 December 2018). "Yadlapati will turn 100 tomorrow". The Hindu . Retrieved 18 December 2018.

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