[1] It is owned by Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam.
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 Second World War it was moved to Gobindpur and Lohardaga and back to Ranchi in 1948.
diploma was upgraded to B.Th Degree Course and from that time onwards this institution is known as Gossner Theological College.
The reconstruction of the College infrastructure began in 1974–1975 with the construction of new administrative building.