ripon college cuddesdon
Oxford
With a residential community at its core, Cuddesdon has grown to be able to
provide a broad range of full-time and part-time pathways and courses to meet
the needs of people with different circumstances, stages of life, and academic
experience: Ripon College Cuddesdon full-time residential, context-based and
part-time training for ordained clergy ordained pioneer ministry training in
partnership with Church Mission Society the Cuddesdon School of Theology &
Ministry offering a part-time course for independent students a Retreat and
Conference Centre for hosting our own programme of guided retreats and events,
and also available for external hire for conferences, meetings, parish away
days, summer schools and clergy holidays Cuddesdon Gloucester & Hereford
part-time training for ordained clergy, Readers and independent students at
centres in Gloucester and Ludlow Gloucester Foundations in Theology, Ministry
and Mission in partnership with Gloucester Diocese for independent students
Portsmouth Pathway Cuddesdon part-time training for ordained clergy, Readers and
independent students at St Luke's Church in the centre of Portsmouth Our History
There has been a theological college in the village of Cuddesdon for over 160
years. Cuddesdon College was established in 1854 by Bishop Samuel Wilberforce,
whose vision was for a college independent of any specific Church faction, and
with a focus on the discipline of daily prayer and spiritual formation. A merger
with Ripon Hall in the 1970s, forming Ripon College Cuddesdon, brought in new
resources and fresh thinking, and helped develop a new and open approach to
theological study. The incorporation of the Oxford Ministry Course in 2006 (now
the Part-time Pathway), the West of England Ministerial Training Course in 2011
(now Cuddesdon Gloucester & Hereford) and the Portsmouth Pathway Cuddesdon in
2015 has enabled the College to offer a wide range of outstanding part-time
courses that have been well established for over forty years. From 2014, a
partnership with Church Mission Society has enabled us to offer training for
Ordained Pioneer Ministers. The Cuddesdon Sisters In 2012, the remaining Sisters
from two Anglican religious orders - Communities of St John Baptist and The Good
Shepherd - joined the College community, providing a praying presence throughout
the year. Sadly, due to the pandemic, they moved in the autumn of 2020 to St
Mary's Convent and Nursing Home in Chiswick. We miss them being here greatly but
keep in close contact with them. To learn more about the Sisters, please click
here.