History of Arcot Lutheran Church- Broadway Chennai

History of ALC Broadway The.  Arcot Lutheran Church, founded by the Danish Missionary Society in 1864, was formerly known as the Danish Mission Church . The name of the church was changed in 1949. Their first station was at Melpattambakkam in South Arcot District. In Madras it came into existence in the last quarter of the 19th century. The Danish Missionaries registered their Mission as a society under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 and it is presently governed by the Tamilnadu Societies Registration Act of 1975.That is its legal status. While it has adopted Episcopal system for church governance, the secular Act provides a democratic frame-work for its functioning. Thus the Constitution of this Church is a balanced combination of Episcopal and democratic principles. This church, born on the principle of casteless church, has a history behind it. Policy of the DMS towards Casteism in Church: Mission for All and Casteless Church