The United Theological College located in Aberystwyth , in the county of Ceredigion in mid Wales , is a Grade II listed building which was the ministerial training college of the Presbyterian Church of Wales from 1906 to 2003 and an associate college of the University of Wales .
14-731: United Theological College may refer to United Theological College, Aberystwyth United Theological College, Bangalore United Theological College of the West Indies United Theological College (Montreal) , a theological college of the United Church of Canada United Theological College (Sydney) , the theological college of the Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of New South Wales and
28-675: A minister in the Presbyterian Church of Wales and an alumnus of Jesus College, Oxford , and Primrose (née Hughes Parry). He was educated at the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys in Liverpool and Colfe's Grammar School in London . Williams studied theology at Jesus College, Oxford like his father before him, graduating in 1960. On leaving Oxford, he registered as a research student in
42-863: Is now mainly held at the University Library in Lampeter and the National Library of Wales . John Tudno Williams John Tudno Williams FLSW (born 31 December 1938) was the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales from 2006 to 2007 and the Principal of the United Theological College, Aberystwyth , from 1998 to 2003. John Tudno Williams was born in 1938 in Flint , the son of Arthur Tudno Williams,
56-634: The Cardiganshire County History, 'Theol Coll' (as it was affectionately known in the town) opened in Aberystwyth in 1906 on the seafront site of the former Customs House. This in turn was demolished and the stone-built Cambrian Hotel was built on the site in 1896 to the design of George Croydon Marks , engineer to the Aberystwyth Improvement Company. The hotel failed to prosper and the building
70-558: The ACT See also [ edit ] United Theological Seminary (Trotwood, Ohio) United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities Union Theological College (Belfast) United Faculty of Theology (Melbourne) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with
84-730: The Classics Department of University College of Wales , Aberystwyth , whilst studying at the same time at the United Theological College, Aberystwyth, in preparation for ministry in the Presbyterian Church of Wales . He was ordained in 1963 and served at Borth , in north Cardiganshire , for ten years. In 1976 he gained a doctorate from the University of Wales for a research thesis on the Jewish background to St John's Gospel . In 1966 Williams joined
98-722: The University of Wales. He served as Principal of the United Theological College in Aberystwyth between 1998 and 2003. Williams served two terms as Dean at the Aberystwyth and Lampeter School of Theology (1985–1987 and 1994–1997), and was visiting professor at Acadia Divinity College, Acadia University in Nova Scotia in 1997. He sat on the translating panel for the New Testament section of Y Beibl Cymraeg Newydd (The Revised New Welsh Bible) from 1975 onwards and
112-554: The college included Emrys G. Bowen and Sir Glanmor Williams , the latter an occasional visiting lecturer. Bruce M. Metzger , the American biblical scholar and textual critic of Princeton Theological Seminary gave a lecture at the college in 1981. The United Theological College in Aberystwyth closed in 2003, when the Presbyterian Church of Wales relocated its ministerial training to Bangor . The college's extensive library, which contained many rare and old theological books,
126-741: The college opened its doors to students wanting to take a theology degree as an academic subject alone. Degrees offered included Bachelor of Divinity (BD) and Master of Theology (MTh). Former principals of the college include the Reverend Owen Prys (1906–1927), the Revd Samuel Ifor Enoch (1963–1979), the Revd Rheinallt Nantlais Williams (1979–1980) and the Revd John Tudno Williams (1998–2003). Other lecturers at
140-518: The same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_Theological_College&oldid=1078554940 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages United Theological College, Aberystwyth According to
154-672: The teaching staff at the United Theological College, Aberystwyth , under its principal, the Revd Samuel Ifor Enoch , lecturing in Biblical studies . Williams took leading baritone roles in the University College's Gilbert and Sullivan Society, then under the conductor David Russell Hulme . On his retirement in 2003 Williams had completed a period of 37 years as a lecturer within the Faculty of Theology of
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#1732776353399168-758: Was Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales 's Association in the South and was the General Assembly's Moderator in 2006/07. In 1990 he was elected Moderator of the Free Church Federal Council in Wales and England: only the second of his denomination to fill the post in half a century. In 2006, Williams received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from the University of Wales in recognition of his contribution to biblical scholarship and to religion and education in Wales. In 2011
182-546: Was purchased by David Davies MP in 1906 and was presented to the Calvinistic Methodist Connexion as a residential theological college, at a total cost of about £30,000. The professors and students of Trevecka College in Breconshire were transferred to the new college in 1906. In 1910 there were about 30 students. Later, because of the falling number of students training for the ministry ,
196-653: Was secretary of the Theological Branch of the University of Wales 's Guild of Graduates for 36 years. He also served as chief A level examiner in Religious Studies for the WJEC for twelve years. Currently, he is an honorary research fellow at the University of Wales, Lampeter 's Department of Theology and Religious Studies and Research Fellow at the National Library of Wales . In 2002/03, he
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