Westfield House is a

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...

theological college A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

, England. Founded in 1962, it is the theological studies centre of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church of England The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England (ELCE) is a confessional Lutheran synod in the United Kingdom. It has congregations in England, Wales and Scotland. The ELCE's oldest congregations date back to 1896, and the ELCE itself was founded ...

(ELCE) and is part of the

Cambridge Theological Federation The Cambridge Theological Federation (CTF) is an association of theological colleges, courses and houses based in Cambridge, England and founded in 1972. The federation offers several joint theological programmes of study open to students in memb ...

. The central office of the ELCE is at Westfield House. The courses offered by Westfield House include training for candidates for the Lutheran ministry and one-semester

study abroad International students, or foreign students, are students who undertake all or part of their tertiary education in a country other than their own and move to that country for the purpose of studying. In 2019, there were over 6 million internati ...

courses for foreign students. Westfield House is an Affiliate Centre of the University of London International Programmes, and its students can attend lectures at Cambridge University. Westfield House has an academic library whose collection focusses on

Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Reformation, Protestant Refo ...

, Lutheranism and the Reformation, and is used by other institutions in the Cambridge Theological Federation. The Chapel of

Saint Titus Titus ( ; grc-gre, Τίτος; ''Títos'') was an early Christian missionary and church leader, a companion and disciple of Paul the Apostle, mentioned in several of the Pauline epistles including the Epistle to Titus. He is believed to be a Gen ...

at Westfield House is used by its staff and students, and also by the local Lutheran congregation, Resurrection Lutheran Church. Accommodation for students and visiting scholars is available in and near Westfield House. The Principal of Westfield House is Cynthia E. Lumley, who was appointed in 2013.

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