The College was founded in 1847 as Basel Evangelical Mission Seminary.

Further information provided by the school:
Archives: A well equipped Archives is attached to the College Library containing a large collection of research material on the history of the work of the Basel Mission in India.

Institutional Set up: The Karnataka Theological College is one of the institutions of the Karnataka Christian Educational Society which runs various educational institutions. The idea behind this institutional set up is that theological training has to be imparted in the context of other educational programmes. These institutions render valuable service to young people irrespective of caste and creed.

Kannada Theological Literature Committee: The Karnataka Theological College is involved in the publication of theological text books in Kannada language for students. There is a separate committee called Kannada Theological Literature Committee (KTLC) to plan the publications.

Karnataka Theological Research Institute: The Karnataka Theological Research Institute (KATHRI), the research wing of the Karnataka Theological College facilitates research by the members of the teaching staff and others and helps the Christians in Karnataka to fulfil their task in church and society. The main activities of KATHRI are research, seminars, symposia and publications.

Sahodaya: This newly established programme centre of the Karnataka Theological College is a well-equipped centre having multifarious facilities for programmes arranged by KTC and related institutions. The facilities are also extended to other secular or religious institutions without distinction of caste or creed for their educational programmes.
 

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Apostles's Creed, Luther's Small Catechism (1529), Nicene Creed