Moorlands College

The gatehouse to Moorlands College

Moorlands College is an Evangelical Christian Training College in Sopley, Hampshire, and all degree courses are validated by the University of Gloucestershire. The college is non-denominational and acclaims a "Statement of Faith" which is shared by several Evangelical Christian organisations.[1]

History

Founder David Clifford was inspired to found a bible training school in 1947, and in 1948 he opened Matlock Bible College in Matlock, Derbyshire with eight students. John Welch was the first principal of Matlock, with Clifford as Vice Principal. In March 1955, the college moved from Matlock to Dawlish, and was renamed Moorlands Bible College. In 1968, the college moved to Verwood in Dorset, and then two years later, in 1970, it moved to its current location in Christchurch. Rev Dr Steve Brady is the current principal of Moorlands College.

Moorlands Centres

Moorlands has three campuses - Moorlands Christchurch (Main Campus in Sopley, Christchurch), Moorlands South West (based in Torquay) and Moorlands Midlands (based in Birmingham).

Courses at Christchurch Campus

Moorlands College offers various courses in Applied Theology. The college provides one year programmes to help to prepare students to embark on a degree programme or stand alone gap years. Moorlands often undergraduate course in Applied Theology with various areas of specialisms from Cross Cultural studies, Missional Leadership, Children and Schools, Community and Families and Youth and Community work studies. The youth and community courses include a JNC Professional Qualification.[2]

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Postgraduate:

Moorlands Certificate:

Current Faculty at Christchurch Campus

References

Coordinates: 50°46′09″N 1°46′30″W / 50.7692°N 1.7749°W / 50.7692; -1.7749

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