Kingsley College Australia

Kingsley College is a Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia school of theology located in Melbourne, Australia. The college was opened by Kingsley Ridgway in 1948. It was originally known as the Wesleyan Methodist Bible College of Australia; in 1974 its name was changed to honour its founder. Students come from a variety of denominational and national backgrounds.

Currently theological education is provided under the auspices of Unity College Australia.

History

Prior to 2008 Kingsley had operated autonomously, from 2008 it was associated with Booth College;,^[1] Nazarene Theological College and the then Tabor College Victoria^[2] (now Eastern College Australia).

Kingsley was a member of the South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges and the Sydney College of Divinity, and was previously associated with the Australian College of Ministries.

Principals

Principals of Kingsley College
Name	Years of Service
Dr Leo G. Cox	1949-1955
The Revd Robert Mattke	1956-1961
The Revd James Ridgway	1961-1966
The Revd Arthur Calhoun	1967-1969
The Revd Aubrey Carnell	1970-1971
The Revd Dr James Ridgway	1972-1984
The Revd Dr David Wilson	1985-2002
The Revd Lionel Rose	2003
The Revd Peter Dobson	2004-2010
The Revd Kevin Brown	2010 – present

References

^ "Booth College". Boothcollege.edu.au. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
^ Dr Wynand J. de Kock, Principal Tabor Victoria; The Revd Peter J. Dobson, Principal Kingsley College. "Kingsley College and Tabor Victoria - United Press Release: Christian Colleges Unite with 100 years' experience". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.

External links

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[1] "Booth College". Boothcollege.edu.au. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

[2] Dr Wynand J. de Kock, Principal Tabor Victoria; The Revd Peter J. Dobson, Principal Kingsley College. "Kingsley College and Tabor Victoria - United Press Release: Christian Colleges Unite with 100 years' experience". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.

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