St Hild Lincoln

St Hild Lincoln is based at Edward King House in the heart of Lincoln, opposite Lincoln Cathedral.

Lincoln has been the site of theological education for many years, training ordinands through Lincoln Theological College (1874–1995) and, more recently, Lincoln School of Theology. Edward King House, once the home of the Bishop of Lincoln, is now the site of the offices for the Diocese of Lincoln and the teaching spaces for St Hild Lincoln.

We offer a variety of training for lay and ordained ministries in the Church of England and welcome Christians of all denominations to study Theology for Mission and Ministry to deepen their faith and to prepare them to serve God in a variety of ministries and contexts.

Undergraduate & Postgraduate Study

Our teaching typically takes place:

Over two Saturdays each term at Edward King House in Lincoln, and
Six Thursday evenings on Zoom, joining with other students from the wider College.

We offer both undergraduate and postgraduate study.

Readers in training

Readers in training take part in:

Additional sessions on Saturdays in Lincoln (one each term) to support their formation in lay ministry
A monthly Reader Reflection Group on Zoom on Thursday evenings.

Ordinands

Ordinands and those exploring ordained ministry through the Caleb stream also join with the wider St. Hild College’s ordinand programme at Mirfield for:

Two weekends each term
A week at Easter

We offer both part-time and full-time contextual ordination training, with academic elements based in Lincoln and formation at Mirfield.

St Hild Lincoln provides:

Undergraduate Study

Postgraduate Study

Licensed Lay Reader Training

Anglican Formation

Elizabeth Pathway

‘St Hild Lincoln means that if you’re Lincolnshire-based, particularly you get to train reasonably locally, yet you are part of this wider cohort and this wider resource bank and more tutors than we could ever get to just being Lincoln.’
Fran, St Hild Lincoln alumna