“One of the things I enjoyed most about my ordination training were weekends at Wychcroft. To me, it felt like our home base. Chris Archer and his team produced wonderful food, and [...]

Alumni share their memories of training for ordination on the Southwark Ordination Course (SOC); now known as St Augustine’s College of Theology. Lifelong friendships made “I have such happy memories of SOC. [...]

After graduating St Augustine’s in 1990, Gaynor pursued her own interpretation of her calling – from establishing spiritual retreats to being the first woman priest in her small parish. “My self-supporting ministry [...]

Dorris reflects just how her life has been shaped by her experience training with St Augustine’s (then known as the Southwark Ordination Course) in the mid-90s. I was amazed to be recommended [...]

Nicky trained for ordination part-time as they continued to work in the NHS. They have found that the knowledge gained from one area enriched and complemented their work in the other. “Training [...]

Chris decided to pursue ordination after a long and fruitful discernment process. After graduating in 2015, he is exploring how he can combine his calling as a minister and his passion for [...]

Sarah came to study with us as part of her ordination training through the Chichester Diocese; she graduated in 2015. “My journey to ordination training was one that began with a suggestion [...]

The Revd Jonathan Croucher is Vicar at Christ Church Gipsy Hill in London, and Area Dean of Lambeth South in the Diocese of Southwark. He has been on the Board of Trustees [...]

Daphne Clifton is an Executive Coach, Associate Speaker for the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity and former student of St Augustine’s, ordained in 2017. She has been on the Board of Trustees [...]

Sarah is a former student at St Augustine’s, and was ordained as a Lutheran minister in 2016. We asked her to tell us a bit about her experience as a Lutheran student [...]