Andhra Christian College

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 logo	Lotus flower
Patron Saint	Saint George
Type	Affiliating
Established	1885; 140 years ago
Founder	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Parent institution	Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society (AELC)
Accreditation	National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
Affiliation	Nagarjuna University (1977-Present); Andhra University (1926-1977); Madras University (1885-1926);
Visitor	Dr. P. Raja Sekhar, Ph.D.
Principal	Dr. K. Moses, Ph.D.
Correspondent	The Rev. K. F. Paradesi Babu, AELC
Total staff	100+
Location	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522 001, India; 16°17′47.8″N 80°26′33.1″E / 16.296611°N 80.442528°E
Campus	Urban, 7 acres
Language	Telugu and English
Website	www.accollegeguntur.com

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]}

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. No	Name	Tenure	Domicile	Highest earned credentials
1	The Rev. Luther Benaiah Wolf, ELCA	1885-1891	United States	M.A. (Gettysburg)
2	The Rev. John Aberly, ELCA	1891-1892	United States	M.A. (Gettysburg)
3	The Rev. Luther Benaiah Wolf, ELCA	1892-1899	United States	M.A. (Gettusburg)
4	The Rev. Victor McCauley, ELCA	1899-1901	United States	M.A. (Gettysburg)
5	The Rev. Luther Benaiah Wolf, ELCA	1901-1907	United States	M.A. (Gettusburg)
6	The Rev. Lemon L. Uhl, ELCA	1907-1913	United States	Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins)
7	The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA	1913-1916	United States	M.A. (Gettysburg)
8	The Rev. George Alleman Rupley, ELCA	1916-1919	United States	M.A. (Princeton)
9	The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA	1919-1922	United States	M.A. (Gettysburg)
10	The Rev. Victor McCauley, ELCA	1922-1923	United States	M.A. (Gettysburg)
11	The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA	1923-1927	United States	M.A. (Pennsylvania)
12	The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA	1927-1933	United States	M.A. (Gettysburg)
13	The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA	1933-1936	United States	M.A. (Pennsylvania)
14	The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA	1936-1939	United States	M.A. (Gettysburg)
15	Sri Valaparla China John	1939-1941	India
16	The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA	1941-1943	United States	M.A. (Pennsylvania)
17	The Rev. C. H. Swavely, ELCA	1943-1945	United States	M.A. (Pennsylvania)
18	The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA	1945-1948	United States	M.A. (Pennsylvania)
19	The Rev. C. H. Swavely, ELCA	1948-1950	United States	M.A. (Pennsylvania)
20	Rao Saheb T. S. Paulus	1951-1962	India	M.A. (Madras)
21	Sri John Bob Williams	1962-1965	India	Ph.D. (Columbia)
22	Sri Jonnakutti Paulus	1965-1968	India	M.A.
23	Sri M. G. Thomas	1968-1972	India	Ph.D.
24	Sri N. Issac	1972-1976	India	Ph.D. (Poona)
25	Sri C. Devadanam	976-1982	India	Ph.D.
26	Sri P. Prabhudass	1982-1986	India	Ph.D.
27	Sri G. Samuel	1986-1987	India	Ph.D.
28	Sri Balla Jyothi Raju	1987-1992	India	Ph.D. (Iowa)
29	Sri B. Chandra Paul	1992-1998	India
30	Sri R. R. S. Sundar Das	1999-2001	India
31	Sri P. Andrew	2001-2003	India	Ph.D. (Nagarjuna)
32	Smt. D. M. Sujata	2003-2004	India
33	Smt. R. Sulochana Devi	2004-2005	India
34	Smt. D. M. Sujata	2005-2006	India
35	Smt. K. E. Manorama Bai	2006-2013	India
36	Sri K. E. Sasi Kiran	2013-2014	India
37	Sri P. Mutyam	2014-2017	India	Ph.D.
38	Sri M. Emmanuel	2017-2018	India	M.Sc. (Nagarjuna)
39	Sri G. Deva Kumar	2018-2019	India	Ph.D. (Nagarjuna)
40	Smt. T. Anita Susan	2020-2021	India	Ph.D. (Nagarjuna)
41	Sri K. Moses	2022-	India	Ph.D. (Nagarjuna)

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

Academic profile

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:

- Biology, Physics, Chemistry
- Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
- History, Economics, Civics
- Civics, Economics, Commerce
Graduate programmes
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
Post-graduate programmes
- Master of Arts (M.A.) English and History
- Master of Science (M.Sc.) Chemistry and Zoology

Notable alumni

Academics
- Kamaraju Anil Kumar
Judiciary
- Justice L. Nageswara Rao
Government Boards
- B. S. Seleena
Business
- Tulasi Ramachandra Prabhu
Medical
- Kallam Anji Reddy
- Dr. S. Amaranath
- Dr. Karumuri Srinivasa Reddy
- Mr. Tulasi Ramachandra Prabhu
- Prof. Kamaraju Anil Kumar
- Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu
Theology
- Victor Premasagar
- B. V. Subbamma^[5]
Film
Civil Servants
- J. D. Seelam, IAS
- J. Sundar Sekhar, IAS
- T. A. Ambedkar, IAS
- M. Babu Rao, IPS
- B. Maria Kumar, IPS
- K. Babu Rao, IPS
- K. S. Anupam, IPS
- Chandragiri Yesuratnam, IPS
Literature
- Jandhyala Papayya Sastry, poet who wrote Pushpa Vilapam
- C.V.N. Dhan
Politics
- Paturi Rajagopala Naidu
- Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy
- Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
- N. G. Ranga
- N. T. Rama Rao
- S. V. L. Narasimham
- Kotha Raghuramaiah
- Jesudasu Seelam
- Yadlapati Venkata Rao^[6]
- Pinneli Ramakrishna Reddy
- Dr. Kodela Siva Prasad
- J. R. Pushpa Raj
- Alapati Rajendra Prasad
- Nakka Ananda Babu
- K. S. Jawahar

In film

Pilla Zamindar, a Telugu film, was filmed at the college. It was named Mangamma Memorial College in the movie.
Chalo a Telugu film, starring Naga Shaurya and Rashmika Mandanna, was filmed in the college. It was named as KGN college in the movie.
Brochevarevarura, a Telugu film, starring Sree Vishnu and Nivetha Thomas, shot here

References

^ "ACC - Andhra Christian College | Youth4work". youth4work.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^ "AC College, Guntur". www.accollegeguntur.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
^ Luther Richardson, Kolluri, Rev., Towards Self-Reliance, p. xi, Editorial by Rev. Dr. D.V. Daniel
^ "Succession of Principals". Andhra Christian College, Guntur. Guntur: Andhra Christian College, Guntur. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
^ 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.
^ P. Samuel Jonathan (15 December 2018). "Yadlapati will turn 100 tomorrow". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 December 2018.