Westminster College, Cambridge

Westminster College in Cambridge is a theological college of the Presbyterian Church in England, now the United Reformed Church. Its principle purpose is the training of clergy for ordination.

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Cambridge - Presbyterian Church in England - United Reformed Church - Ordination

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The college was founded in London in 1844 with a temporary home in the Exeter Hall before moving to permanent premises in Queen Square, London. It then moved to Cambridge in 1899 following the gift of a prime site of land near the centre of the city by two Scottish sisters, Agnes Lewis and Margaret Gibson, both noted biblical scholars. Following an appeal for funds from the wider Presbyterian congregation the college commissioned a new building designed by Henry Hare and built between 1897–1899.

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1844 - 1899 - Scottish - Agnes Lewis - Margaret Gibson - Henry Hare - 1897

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In 1967 the college began to amalgamate with Cheshunt College, Cambridge presaging the union of the Congregational and Presbyterian churches to form the United Reformed Church in 1972.

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1967 - Cheshunt College, Cambridge - Congregational - 1972

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