Michaelmas
The doctrine of Scripture in the early church
Preached at Evening Prayer · Faculty lecture
08:4131:20
Sample audio: a public-domain Bible reading, not a recording of this sermon
The Lord's Day
“One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.” Psalm 27:4
Saint Alban has been two things for a century and a half: a parish that gathers twice each Lord's Day, and a small college that trains men and women for the ministry of the word.
The two are not separate enterprises. Students worship in the congregation they are being trained to serve, and the congregation hears the lectures its own ministers are formed by. Visitors are welcome at both, and no one is asked to register.
We are unfashionably plain about what we hold. Our confession of faith is published in full, our order of service is the same one printed in 1957, and the accounts are laid before the congregation each spring.
| Day | Time | Service | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 11:00 | Morning Prayer with sermon | Church |
| Sunday | 18:00 | Evening Prayer | Church |
| Tuesday | 08:15 | College chapel | Chapel |
| Thursday | 19:30 | Congregational prayer meeting | Lower hall |
The building is on the corner of College Street. Step-free entry is by the side door; the hearing loop covers the whole nave.
Public and free. Recordings are published the following week, and the full archive goes back to 2006.
Michaelmas
Preached at Evening Prayer · Faculty lecture
08:4131:20
Sample audio: a public-domain Bible reading, not a recording of this sermon
What we believe
We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the word of God, the only rule of faith and obedience; and we hold the historic creeds of the church as faithful summaries of what those Scriptures teach.
Members of the public are welcome at everything listed here except the college examinations.
The college
On a real site these would be photographs of the faculty. They are initials here because this college does not exist.
Systematic theology
Twenty-two years in a parish before this.
Hebrew and prophets
Serves a congregation of ninety on Sundays.
Greek and epistles
Also runs the evening certificate.
Nine thousand volumes
Open to any minister who writes ahead.
Finding us
Giving
A gift of any size goes to the bursary fund unless you say otherwise. The accounts are laid before the congregation every spring.
Twenty-two students in residence, taught by five members of faculty. The course runs three years full time or five part time, and every student is attached to a congregation throughout.
Applications open twice a year. There are no fees for candidates supported by a member congregation, and a bursary fund exists for those who are not.
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