Andhra Christian Theological College
| Andhra Christian Theological College | |
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| ఆంధ్ర క్రైస్తవ వేదాంత కళాశాల | |
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| Motto | AD CONSUMMATIONEM SANCTORUM IN OPUS MINISTERII... |
| Motto in English | For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry... |
| Established | July 1, 1964 |
| Type | Seminary |
| Academic affiliation | Senate of Serampore College (University), Serampore 712201, West Bengal |
| Location | Lower Tank Bund Road, Gandhinagar Post, Hyderabad 500 080, Telangana. Telephone: 91 040 2761 3892, Telangana, India17°25′36″N 78°27′10″E / 17.42667°N 78.45278°E |
| Director | The Right Rev. G. Dyvasirvadam, CSI (Acting Chairperson) |
| Principal (Acting) | The Rev. Vijaya Kumari, STBC, M.Th. (Serampore) |
| Academic staff | 15+ |
| Website | http://www.actchyd.com |
Andhra Christian Theological College (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర క్రైస్తవ వేదాంత కళాశాల) is a special purpose entity - a near ecumenical enterprise of some of the Ecclesiastical societies in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana in India founded in 1964 and affiliated to the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956}with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.
ACTC is situated on the banks of Hussain Sagar excess water canal (north) in Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Telangana with good access to the nearest Railway Station, Secunderabad Junction barely 4 kilometres away.
The College was first founded in 1964 in the campus of the Lutheran Theological College in Rajahmundry. From the inception of the College, the founding Church societies included,
In 1967, the Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches Society ran its B.D. classes within the premises of ACTC and in 1972 the B.D. section of the Ramayapatnam Baptist Theological Seminary was fully integrated into the College Society. During the Principalship of M. Victor Paul (1991-1993), the Good Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran Church Society joined the College Society.
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