London College of Divinity
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| Type | Theological college |
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| Established | 1863 |
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Church of England |
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Academic affiliation
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University of Durham |
| Principal | Rev Dr David Hilborn |
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Nottingham, England 52°55′47″N 1°14′36″W / 52.9296°N 1.2432°WCoordinates: 52°55′47″N 1°14′36″W / 52.9296°N 1.2432°W |
| Website | www |
St John's School of Mission, founded as the London College of Divinity and later known as St John's College, Nottingham, is a Church of England theological college situated in Bramcote, Nottingham. The college stands in the open evangelical tradition and states that its mission is "to inspire creative Christian learning marked by evangelical conviction, theological excellence and Spirit-filled life, that all who train with us might be equipped for mission in a world of change'
St John’s trains students for licensed lay and ordained ministries in the Church of England and other denominations, independent students from a range of Christian contexts, and students for children's and youth ministries through its Midlands centre for the Institute for Children, Youth and Mission (MCYM). It offers programmes for 'on site' study at its Bramcote campus, as well as a diversity of blended and distance learning courses, including specialist modules in pastoral care and counselling and church administration. Its academic awards are validated by Durham University and Gloucester University, and it also offers its own flexible, self-accredited Certificate in Christian Studies, which can be taken at variable speeds on a module-by-module basis
St John's is the only Anglican theological college in the East Midlands.
The college was established as the London College of Divinity in 1863. It was founded by the Reverend Alfred Peache and his sister, Kezia, who had inherited their businessman father’s fortune in 1857. The college was established to provide an evangelical theological education to ordinands who could not go to university. The Reverend Thomas Boultbee was appointed as the first principal and a college council and governing body was formed, with Lord Shaftesbury chosen to be its president. The first premises were near Kilburn High Road Station and the very first student, Frances Browne, a lieutenant in the Merchant Navy, was welcomed on 23 November 1863. These early premises had been called St John’s Hall because they had previously been occupied by the St John's Foundation School for the Sons of Poor Clergy, which itself had started life in St John's Wood before moving to Kilburn. The 'St John's' name stuck as an informal title for the college - not least because Boultbee was a graduate of St John's College, Cambridge, and intended that the new institution he now led should attain academic standards comparable to those of his alma mater. Although the St John associated with St John's Wood is John the Baptist, Boultbee was clear that the St John of his fledgling 'St John's College' was John the Evangelist, author of the Fourth Gospel. In 1866 the college moved to Highbury, which was its home for nearly 80 years.
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