Morling College is a

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college in

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. It is affiliated with the

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. It is an approved teaching institution of the

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and a registered teaching institution of the

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, and is a member of the South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges. The principal is the Revd Ross Clifford AM.

History

The college was established in 1916 as ''Baptist Theological College of New South Wales''. It moved to its present location in 1961. It was given its current name in 1985, in honour of the Revd George Henry Morling, who served as principal from 1921 to 1960.In 2021,

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became a campus of the Morling College.

Notable people and alumni

* Michael Frost, author and missiologist * Ross Clifford political commentator, author and principal * Graham Joseph Hill theologian * Mark Tronson pastor

References

{{Authority control Baptist universities and colleges Education in Sydney Seminaries and theological colleges in New South Wales Educational institutions established in 1916 1916 establishments in Australia Australian College of Theology University of Divinity