Cliff College

Cliff College is a Christian theological college in Hope Valley, Derbyshire, United Kingdom.

History

Cliff College was founded by Thomas Champness in 1883, initially meeting in Champness' home before moving to Castleton Hall. After Champness' retirement, the Wesleyan Methodist church took over the work and moved the college to its current location in Calver in 1904.

A. Skevington Wood served as Principal from 1977 to 1984.

Organisation and administration

There are currently about 30 full-time undergraduates, 80 part-time undergraduates and 100 part-time postgraduates. There are also a number of research (MPhil and PhD) students and full-time postgraduates enrolled at the College. College courses up to and including MA level are validated by University of Manchester, and students at higher levels are jointly enrolled at both institutions. The college hosts the UK headquarters of the Girls' Brigade.

Programmes of study

Undergraduate degrees, Master's degrees and research programmes are validated by the University of Manchester, and the college also run a broad range of short courses, validated by a Cliff College Certificate.

Faculty

Since the summer of 2017, the principal of Cliff College has been Rev Ashley Cooper. The vice principal (academic) is Rev Dr Andrew Stobart, and the director of Academic Delivery is Dr Sandra Brower.

Festival

Each year, over the May Whitsun Bank Holiday (late bank holiday in May), the college holds an annual all age Cliff Festival event which includes worship, bible study, a variety of seminars, entertainment and outdoor activities led by tutors of the college, as well as outside guests.

Notable alumni

Hulme Cliff College

References

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  2. ↑ "History". Cliff College. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Graham, E. Dorothy. "Wood, Dr Arthur Skevington". DMBI: A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Travelling Man: A tribute to the life and ministry of the Rev Dr Skevington Wood". MET:Revive. Methodist Evangelicals Together. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "Support Centre re-opens". www.girlsb.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Collaborative partnerships - School of Arts, Languages and Cultures - the University of Manchester".
  7. ↑ "Short courses".
  8. ↑ Cliff College website
  9. ↑ "Home". clifffest.org.
  10. 1 2 "Strachan, Susan [Beamish] (1874-1950): Co-founder of the Latin American Mission (LAM)". History of Missiology. Boston, Massachusetts: School of Theology Library and the Center for Global Christianity & Mission, Boston University. 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  11. 1 2 Dayton Roberts, W. (July 1998). "The Legacy of Harry and Susan Strachan" (PDF). International Bulletin of Mission Research. 22 (3). Princeton, New Jersey: Overseas Ministries Study Center, Princeton Theological Seminary: 127–131. doi:10.1177/2396939398022003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  12. 1 2 Hicks, Conrad (2011). "Susannah Beamish-Strachan: From Cork to Costa Rica (1874-1950)". Irish Migration Studies in Latin America. 7 (4). Society for Irish Latin American Studies: 299–304. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Archives of The Regions Beyond Missionary Union: Regions Beyond 1891-1896". Archives Hub. Bristol: Jisc.

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