United Theological College (Bangalore)
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| Motto | SICUT FILIUS HOMINIS NON VENIT MINISTRARI SED MINISTRARE ET DARE ANIMAM SUAM REDEMPTIONEM PRO MULTIS |
| Motto in English | Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many. |
| Established | 1910 |
| Type | Seminary |
| Academic affiliation |
Senate of Serampore College (University) Serampore - 712201 West Bengal |
| Location |
63, Miller's Road, Benson Town, Bengaluru 560 042, Telephone: 091 080 23333438, Karnataka, India 12°59′45″N 77°35′56″E / 12.99583°N 77.59889°E |
| Director | The Rev. Daniel Sadananda, CSI, Dr. Theol. (Bethel), |
| Principal | The Rev. J. R. John Samuel Raj, CSI, Dr. Theol. (Hamburg) |
| Academic staff | 10+ |
| Website | http://www.utc.edu.in/ |
United Theological College (UTC) is a centennial seminary founded in 1910 situated in the southern city of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in South India 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.
Since 1976, it has been granted the status of an autonomous college under the University. The college has welcomed world leaders. Mahatma Gandhi visited it in 1927 and declared, To live the gospel is the most effective way…I can say that the life of service and uttermost simplicity is the best preaching. India Post released a centenary commemorative stamp in honor of the United Theological College (UTC) on 8 July 2011. The current Principal is The Rev. John Samuel Raj.
UTC's motto comes from Matthew 20:28 in the Vulgate: SICUT FILIUS HOMINIS NON VENIT MINISTRARI SED MINISTRARE ET DARE ANIMAM SUAM REDEMPTIONEM PRO MULTIS which translates as "Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many". It is sometimes condensed to Not to be Served but to Serve. In the University emblem the motto is in Greek (not in Latin): οὐ... διακονηθῆναι ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι
The UTC was granted autonomy in the year 1976 by the Senate of Serampore College (University). The following are the courses offered by the College:
The UTC has exchange programs with the Theological Faculty of the University of Basel Switzerland and the Divinity School of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Edinburgh wherein a post-graduate student can study a semester in Bengaluru.
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