United Lutheran Church in America. Board of World Missions.

Andhra Christian College, located in Guntur, India, traces its earliest roots to the Anglo- Vernacular School started by the Rev. C.F. (John Christian Frederick) Heyer in 1842. In 1857 it received recognition from the government. Due to financial difficulties, it was closed in 1863 and was not re-opened until 1874. In 1885 it became affiliated with the University of Madras as a Second Grade College. In 1926 it was upgraded to a First Grade College and affiliated with the newly established Andhra University.

In its earliest days the college was named American Evangelical Lutheran Mission College (General Synod). Later it became the United Lutheran Church Mission College (ULCA), with administration falling to the ULCA Council of the India Mission. In 1928, with the added cooperation of the Church Missionary Society and the American Baptist Mission, it became known as the Andhra Christian College, although the ULCA still maintained much of the property and provided most of the funding. Ultimately the direction of the college was undertaken by the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the property held by the Council of the India Mission. Sometime in the early 1960s the property was transferred to the church as well.

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