Church Missionary Society College, Islington

Prior to the establishment of the College the CMS missionaries received their training under Thomas Scott.

[1] Initially the college operated out of the family home of the Revd.

Edward Bickersteth, but by 1825 the college had moved to purpose-built accommodation in Upper Street, Islington with classrooms and living accommodation for students and a professional staff.

[2] The new premises was designed to teach around 20 students to pass bishops' ordination examinations, tutoring them in Latin, Greek, English composition, sermon writing, and Divinity.

[4] The growth of training establishments overseas, widened university access and the start of the First World War led to the college's closure in 1915.