Oak Hill College is a

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located on Chase Side in

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. 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

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and other denominations for ministry in the real 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 in Higher Education or a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Theology. It has been associated with

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since its foundation in 1932, and continues to have a strong emphasis on

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teaching and theology which is then applied to life and ministry. It is an associate college of Middlesex University. Dr Daniel Strange was for a time Acting Principal following the sudden and unexpected death in January 2017 of 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

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, an Anglican think tank, is located at Oak Hill Theological College.Latimer Trust official website, About
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Current leadership

*President: Revd Johnny Juckes *Vice Principal: Revd Matthew Sleeman *Vice Principal: David Shaw *Director of Operations & Finance: Grant Farrant

Notable former staff

Gerald Bray Gerald Lewis Bray (born 16 November 1948) is a British theologian, ecclesiastical historian and priest in the Church of England. Teaching Born in Montreal, Quebec, on 16 November 1948, Bray holds a BA from McGill University and a MLitt and DLitt ...

, theologian and church historian * Christopher Byworth, Anglican liturgist and New Testament tutor, later Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham *

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, 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury *

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, conservative

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theologian

List of principals

* 1961–1971: Maurice Wood, later

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* 1971-1986:

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* 1986-1996: Gordon Bridger * 1996–2007: David G. Peterson * 2007–2017: Michael Ovey * 2018-: Johnny Juckes

Notable alumni

* Cyril Ashton, former Bishop of Doncaster (

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) * Michael Baughen, former

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* Michael Bunker, former

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* George Cassidy, former Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham * Elwin Cockett,

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(

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) * Frank Collins, former 22 SAS soldier (the first to enter the Iranian Embassy Siege) and former Chaplain to the Forces (

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) * David Court,

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( Diocese of Lincoln) *

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, former Archdeacon of Stoke * Karowei Dorgu,

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(

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) *

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, former

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( Diocese of Manchester) * David Griscome, former

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* Philip Hacking, former Chairman of the

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* Peter Hancock,

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Richard Ormston Richard Jeremy Ormston (born 17 November 1961) has been Archdeacon of Northampton since 2014. Born in 1961, Ormston was educated at Oak Hill Theological College and ordained deacon in 1987 and priest in 1988. After a curacy at St Mary, Rodbourne ...

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Ricky Panter Richard John Graham "Ricky" Panter (born 18 September 1948) is a British Anglican priest. He was Archdeacon of Liverpool from 2002 until 2017. Panter was educated at Monkton Combe School, University of Worcester, Worcester College of Education and ...

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* Christopher Peters, Dean of Ross, Ireland *

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, former

* Brian Woodhams, former

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References

External links

Oak Hill CollegeChurch of England Evangelical CouncilRedeemer City to City
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