Oak Hill Theological College
Oak Hill College is a theological college located on Chase Side in Southgate, London, England. It is one of the largest seminaries in the UK.[1]
Overview
Its students are drawn mainly from the Church of England, mostly ordinands, though an increasing number come from other denominations, and the college trains men and women for a wide range of ministries, including Youth and Children's ministry and World Mission.
It has been associated with conservative evangelical theology since its foundation in 1932, and continues to have a strong emphasis on Bible teaching as the core aspect of church leadership. It is an associate college of Middlesex University and its current Principal is the Revd Dr Michael Ovey. Dr Ovey succeeded New Testament Scholar, Revd Professor David Peterson at the start of the 2007-2008 academic year. Dr Ovey co-authored the book Pierced For Our Transgressions (Leicester: Apollos, 2006) with Dr Steve Jeffery and Dr Andrew Sach.
The Latimer Trust, an Anglican think tank, is located at Oak Hill Theological College.[2]
Current Faculty include
- Principal: Revd Dr Michael Ovey
- Academic Vice Principal: Dr Daniel Strange
- New Testament: Dr Paul Woodbridge; Revd Dr Matthew Sleeman; Dr Brad Bitner; David Shaw
- Old Testament: Dr Seulgi Byun; Chris Ansberry
- Pastoral Ministry: Dr Graham Beynon; Revd Mark Pickles
- Pastoral Counselling: Dr Kirsten Birkett
- Doctrine: Revd Dr Michael Ovey
- Public Theology: Dr Daniel Strange
- Spirituality: Revd Marian Raikes
- World Mission: Revd Ray Porter
- Church History: Revd Nick Tucker
- Youth and Children's Ministry: Revd Melanie Lacey
- Oak Hill hosts a School of Theology, as well as other conferences and training events.
Notable alumni and staff
- George Carey, 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury
- Maurice Wood, Bishop of Norwich
- J. I. Packer, conservative evangelical theologian
- Michael Baughen, former Bishop of Chester
- Cyril Ashton, Bishop of Doncaster (Diocese of Sheffield)
- Philip Hacking, former Chairman of the Keswick Convention
- Elaine Storkey, philosopher, sociologist and theologian
- Tim Wambunya, Bishop of Butere and Founder African Institute for Contemporary Mission and Research,(AICMAR) Kenya
References
- ↑ Rudi Heinze and David Wheaton, Witness to the World: a History of Oak Hill College 1932-2000 (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2002)
- ↑ Latimer Trust official website, About