Spurgeon's College
Baptist Union of Great Britain | |
Chancellor | Rick Warren[1] |
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Principal | Philip McCormack [2] |
Location | , 51°24′23″N 0°05′10″W / 51.4064°N 0.0862°W |
Website | spurgeons |
Spurgeon's College is an
History
The school was founded in 1856 by Pastor Charles Spurgeon as "Pastors' College" in London.[3][4] His vision was to provide a practical theological education, mission-centered.[5] By 1892, the school had trained 863 students.[6] In 1923, it moved to its present building and was renamed in honor of its founder.[7]
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Programs
It delivers training for the Baptist ministry both in the
Due to the University of Wales stopping the accreditation of outside institutes, their academic accreditation was withdrawn in 2012.[11] In September 2012, the college announced that its degrees had received provisional accreditation by the University of Manchester, a member of the Russell Group of British universities subject to adjustments and negotiation.[12] In 2020 the college announced a consultation period for a redevelopment programme as part of their vision to become a university.[13] In May 2022 the college was granted full degree awarding powers by the Office for Students.[14]
Partners
The school is a partner of the
Notable alumni
- J. Sidlow Baxter, Australian born pastor and theologian who advocated a fundamentalist Christian theological perspective
- Dr George R. Beasley-Murray
- Rev John Charles Carlile
- Rev Oasis Trust, founder of Faithworks, chair of Stop the Traffik
- Nick Mercer, senior priest of the Anglican Diocese of London
- Arthur Gostick Shorrock, pioneer Baptist missionary in China for 40 years
- Dr Nigel G. Wright
References
- ^ "Rick Warren appointed honorary chancellor of UK Christian college". premierchristian.news. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Philip McCormack". Spurgeon's College. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, Encyclopedia of Christian Education, Volume 3, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2015, p. 1205.
- ^ Michael Edward Williams, Walter B. Shurden, Turning Points in Baptist History, Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 132.
- ^ David Emmanuel Singh, Bernard C. Farr, Christianity and Education: Shaping Christian Thinking in Context, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2011, p. 174.
- ^ John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 480.
- ^ Michael Kenneth Nicholls, Spurgeon's College, christianitytoday.com, USA, Vol. 29, 1991.
- ^ Spurgeon's College, Theology courses at Spurgeon’s College, spurgeons.ac.uk, UK, retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "Quality In Formation Inspection Report 2011 - Spurgeon's College" (PDF). Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Report on the Quinquennial Review of ... at Spurgeon's College, London on Thursday 16th June 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "University of Wales announces new academic strategy". 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Universiteit Manchester accrediteert Spurgeon's College Londen" (in Dutch). Reformatorisch Dagblad. 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Virtual Consultation". Spurgeon's College. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Spurgeon's College 'incredibly proud' to secure full degree awarding powers". Christian Today. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Spurgeon's College, Mission and Values, spurgeons.ac.uk, UK, retrieved 5 December 2020.