Oak Hill College Explained
Oak Hill College should not be confused with Oakhill College.
| Oak Hill College |
| Established: | 1932 |
| City: | London |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Principal: | James Robson |
| Coor: | 51.6405°N -0.1461°W |
| Students: | 206 (2015)[1] |
Oak Hill College is a conservative evangelical theological college located on Chase Side in Southgate, London, England. Its aim is to prepare men and women from the Church of England and Independent churches for ministry in the real world.
Overview
The College trains men and women from the Church of England and other denominations for ministry in the church and world. This includes for ordination, community work, youth and children's work and world mission. Courses can be full-time or part-time, leading to a Certificate or Diploma of Higher Education or a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Theology.
It has been associated with conservative evangelical theology since its foundation in 1932, and continues to have a strong emphasis on Bible teaching and theology which is then applied to life and ministry. It is an associate college of Middlesex University. The college has links with a theological college in Uganda. The Latimer Trust, an Anglican think tank, is located at Oak Hill Theological College.[2]
Daniel Strange was for a time Acting Principal following the sudden and unexpected death in January 2017 of Revd Michael Ovey who had succeeded Revd David Peterson at the start of the 2007–2008 academic year. Ovey co-authored the book Pierced For Our Transgressions (Leicester: Apollos, 2006) with Steve Jeffery and Andrew Sach. In April 2023, it was announced that James Robson would be the next principal and will take up the post in September 2023.[3]
Current leadership
- Principal: James Robson
- Vice Principal: Matthew Sleeman
- Director of Operations & Finance: Helen Archer-Smith
- Director of Engagement: Jonny Reid
Notable former staff
- George Carey, 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury
- J. I. Packer, author, theologian, Regent College, Vancouver.
- John Taylor, Bishop of St Albans
- Steve Motyer New Testament Scholar
- Gerald Bray,theologian and church historian
- Christopher Byworth, Anglican liturgist and New Testament tutor, later Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham
- Alan Storkey Sociologist, author.
- Rudi Heinz Church historian.
List of principals
Notable alumni
- Cyril Ashton, former Bishop of Doncaster (Diocese of Sheffield)
- Michael Baughen, former Bishop of Chester
- Michael Bunker, former Dean of Peterborough
- George Cassidy, former Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
- Elwin Cockett, Archdeacon of West Ham (Diocese of Chelmsford)
- Frank Collins, former 22 SAS soldier (the first to enter the Iranian Embassy Siege) and former Chaplain to the Forces (British Army)
- David Court, Bishop of Grimsby (Diocese of Lincoln)
- John Delight, former Archdeacon of Stoke
- Karowei Dorgu, Bishop of Woolwich (Diocese of Southwark)
- David Gillett, former Bishop of Bolton (Diocese of Manchester)
- David Griscome, former Dean of Elphin and Ardagh
- Philip Hacking, former Chairman of the Keswick Convention
- Peter Hancock, Bishop of Bath and Wells
- Rob Munro, Bishop of Ebbsfleet
- Richard Ormston, Archdeacon of Northampton
- Ricky Panter, Archdeacon of Liverpool
- Christopher Peters, Dean of Ross, Ireland
- Peter Price, former Bishop of Bath and Wells
- Brian Woodhams, former Archdeacon of Newark
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Educational Oversight: report of the monitoring visit of Oak Hill College (The Kingham Hill Trust), June 2015. Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. 11 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021130/http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/ReviewsAndReports/Documents/Oak%20Hill%20College/Oak-Hill-College-EO-AM-15.pdf. 5 March 2016. dead.
- http://www.latimertrust.org/index.php/about Latimer Trust official website, About
- Web site: News & Blog: Announcement of New Principal for Oak Hill College . Oak Hill College . 10 April 2023 . english . 3 April 2023.
