It was important to me to experience residential training but due to my circumstances at home, full time residential training was not an option. Developing a structured prayer life, alongside serious theological study was high on my list of priorities. Spending three days a week at college and three days at my training church near my home is offering me a...

I realised quite quickly that Ripon College Cuddesdon had become home for me. I understand now that so much of ordained ministry is based entirely on discovering and maintaining good relationships, and training at Cuddesdon gave me the best possible start in preparation for this. Living in the Oxfordshire countryside in a beautiful village meant that I had time and space...

I am really excited by making following Jesus real and relevant for those who have no idea of who he is and his reality today. I like seeing fresh ways of knowing Jesus that are deeply rooted in the tradition of Christianity but are helpful and useful today.

I’ve always wanted to make communities of people transformed and transforming the...

I have been living in Southall, West London, for the last eight years, setting up and leading an intentional missional community on a council estate. We have established a community garden and a lively weekly drop-in for our neighbours, as well as supporting missional activities such as Messy Church, at our local Anglican parish church. I am now studying as...

Ollie Blease (centre of picture) was ordained at Salisbury Cathedral on 1st July 2018, and became the new deacon at St Bartholomew and All Saints Church, Royal Wootton Bassett.  

Ollie said “Having worked in a lay role in a church previously, I am very excited to be going back into parish ministry in a new role. I am looking forward to getting to know...

My name is Sam I’m 22 years old and in my third year of training for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon. I’ve come from Kingswood where I’d been working with the churches in Kingswood Team Ministry, mostly with the Church plant All Souls Southey Park and in the estate it’s planted in through different community projects.

I became a Christian...