Residential
Full-time on the Madurai campus
- Dip.Th.Tamil medium · after S.S.L.C.2 years
- B.Th.English & Tamil · after +23 years
- M.Div.After any degree; B.Th. holders join year 23 years
Assemblies of God · Madurai
Preparing pastors for Tamil Nadu since 1948
The first Pentecostal college in Tamil Nadu. Residential, modular and extension programmes in Theology, taught in Tamil and English, accredited by the Asia Theological Association.
Applications for the new academic year are due by the end of April.
1948
Founded by missionary Oliver L. Foth as the Tamil Bible School
75
Graduations held, the 75th in our Diamond Jubilee year
90%
Of Assemblies of God pastors in Tamil Nadu trained here
3
ATA-accredited degrees: Dip.Th., B.Th. and M.Div.
Our motto · Mark 16:15
κηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει
சர்வ சிருஷ்டிக்கும் சுவிசேஷத்தைப் பிரசங்கியுங்கள்
Preach the gospel to every creature.
Diamond Jubilee · 75th Graduation
Thus far the Lord has helped us
Read Thus Far (இதுவரை), the souvenir of our 75th Graduation: greetings, memories of the founders, the story of 75 years, the names of graduates since 1948 and photographs from every era.
Programmes
Three ways to study
Live on campus, come to Madurai for intensive modules while you serve, or study at an extension centre near your church.
Modular
Madurai · Coimbatore · Pallikaranai
- B.Th.For those in ministry, after a diploma or +23 years
- M.Div.After a college degree or B.Th.3 years
Extension Centres
Taught at centres across Tamil Nadu
- Dip.Th.12 subjects a year, with seminarsPart-time
- B.Th.English & Tamil applications3 years
Admission
How to apply
Confirm your calling and readiness
Born again, baptised in water and in the Holy Spirit, at least 18 years old, with one year of practical ministry under a local pastor.
Send the application by the end of April
Download the form for your programme, fill it in and send it with the supporting documents.
Sit the entrance examination and interview
Papers in Bible, General Knowledge, English and Tamil. B.Th. English medium applicants also take an English proficiency test.
Wait for your admission letter
The Director of Admissions writes to you with the faculty's decision before the academic year begins in June.
Life at AGTBC
Formed in community, sent into ministry
Students lead chapel, manage the mess and campus duties, minister in churches every weekend, and spend the summer on evangelism teams across Tamil Nadu.
Weekend ministry
Students preach, lead worship and teach children in local churches. Many churches in and around Madurai were pioneered this way.
Summer evangelism
After each academic year, teams go out to churches across Tamil Nadu for a month, then serve as interns in their home churches.
From many places
Students come from across Tamil Nadu and from Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
Our story
From a rented house on Mothilal Street
- 1948
Missionary Oliver L. Foth opens the Tamil Bible School in a rented house in Madurai.
- 1963
Renamed the Tamil Bible Institute, offering the Certificate in Theology.
- 1978
Leadership passes to Indian nationals.
- 1982
Upgraded to college level as the Assemblies of God Tamilnadu Bible College.
- 1992
Extension Centres open, taking theological training to the churches.
Accreditation & membership
Recognised across Asia
Our Dip.Th., B.Th. and M.Div. are accredited by the ATA, which accredits colleges and seminaries across the Asia Pacific.
ATAAsia Theological Association
AGATESAAssemblies of God Association of Theological Education in Southern Asia
ETAEurasia Theological Association
Visit
A.G. Tamilnadu Bible College
Kalavasal, Bypass Road
Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625016
Call or write
- College office0452 260 1940
- Emailagtbc1948madurai@gmail.com
Programme directors
- Admissions & Academics · Rev. J. Alison Jesu Nayagam+91 90035 14215
- Extension Centres · Rev. K. Samson Saravanan+91 99769 81926
- Modular Studies · Rev. S. Lindsey Immanuel Jones+91 98941 36692