Gossner Theological College

The German missionaries sent by Fr. Johannes Evangelista Gossner from Berlin established the first Christian Church of the region in 1845 and a seminary in 1866 for the preparation of preachers, teachers and pastors. During the First World War the seminary was closed, to be reopened in 1921. During the Second World War it was moved to Govindpur and Lohardaga and back to Ranchi in 1948. With the initiative of the Late Rev. Dr. J.J.P. Tigga, sometime professor of the History of Christianity at Serampore College, it was affiliated to Serampore College in 1949. From that time it was known as Lutheran Theological College. The college was given the present campus in 1965 and from 1969 the L.Th. diploma was upgraded to B.Th Degree Course and from that time onwards this institution is known as Gossner Theological College.