Westcott House Cambridge
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Official account of Westcott House, Cambridge. Founded in 1881, we are a theological college that prepares people for ministry in the Church of England and offers theological education, training and research opportunities to clergy and lay people.
Preaching at our Community Eucharist last night, it was good to welcome the Revd Andrew Hurst. As we gathered to mark Remembrance Sunday, Andrew’s sermon was thoughtful, realistic and full of hope whilst also recognising the painful realities of war.
#RemembranceSunday #Remembrance #LestWeForget
#RemembranceSunday #Remembrance #LestWeForget
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Preaching at our Community Eucharist last night, it was good to welcome the Revd Andrew Hurst. As we gathered to mark Remembrance Sunday, Andrew’s sermon was thoughtful, realistic and full of hope whilst also recognising the painful realities of war.
#RemembranceSunday #Remembrance #LestWeForget
#RemembranceSunday #Remembrance #LestWeForget
Interested in engaging with Ignatian spirituality for the first time or to deepen your own practice? Led by Dr Sr Gemma Simmonds, Senior Fellow at MBIT, our short course Spiritual Direction in the Ignatian Tradition explores theory, practice & more. Full info: scan QR/visit https://ow.ly/vnEm50XegOU
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Interested in engaging with Ignatian spirituality for the first time or to deepen your own practice? Led by Dr Sr Gemma Simmonds, Senior Fellow at MBIT, our short course Spiritual Direction in the Ignatian Tradition explores theory, practice & more. Full info: scan QR/visit https://ow.ly/vnEm50XegOU
At this week’s Community Eucharist as we mark All Souls', Revd Jennifer Totney, explored Jesus’ words in John 6 through the experience of accompanying those who are grieving.
October 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
At this week’s Community Eucharist as we mark All Souls', Revd Jennifer Totney, explored Jesus’ words in John 6 through the experience of accompanying those who are grieving.
Exploring a vocation to ordained ministry? Why not register a place at our online Open Evening for ordinands to find out more about training, formation & community life at Westcott House.
Scan the QR to book or visit: https://www.westcott.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-26-open-days-evenings/
Scan the QR to book or visit: https://www.westcott.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-26-open-days-evenings/
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Exploring a vocation to ordained ministry? Why not register a place at our online Open Evening for ordinands to find out more about training, formation & community life at Westcott House.
Scan the QR to book or visit: https://www.westcott.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-26-open-days-evenings/
Scan the QR to book or visit: https://www.westcott.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-26-open-days-evenings/
We were delighted to welcome back four of our alumni earlier this week to celebrate the launch of their collaborate book In the Sacred Pause, and to reflect on how faith, presence, & Christian worship might speak into lives touched by trauma. Full article can be found on our website: buff.ly/aTMzlu0
October 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We were delighted to welcome back four of our alumni earlier this week to celebrate the launch of their collaborate book In the Sacred Pause, and to reflect on how faith, presence, & Christian worship might speak into lives touched by trauma. Full article can be found on our website: buff.ly/aTMzlu0
At tonight’s Community Eucharist as we marked ‘Bible Sunday’ our Vice Principal, Revd Rachel Rosborough, explored how we approach the bible and what it is for – how we read and hear it, how we mark and learn from it, and how we digest it so that we discover the life offered by God.
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
At tonight’s Community Eucharist as we marked ‘Bible Sunday’ our Vice Principal, Revd Rachel Rosborough, explored how we approach the bible and what it is for – how we read and hear it, how we mark and learn from it, and how we digest it so that we discover the life offered by God.
New Court garden @westcotthousecam.bsky.social transformed into a carpet of leaves - autumn has arrived!
October 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New Court garden @westcotthousecam.bsky.social transformed into a carpet of leaves - autumn has arrived!
At our Community Eucharist this week, as we anticipated the 18th Sunday after Trinity, our Lecturer in New Testament, Dr Julia Snyder, invited us to consider God’s concern for justice in her sermon which reflected on the Gospel of Luke (18.1-8).
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
At our Community Eucharist this week, as we anticipated the 18th Sunday after Trinity, our Lecturer in New Testament, Dr Julia Snyder, invited us to consider God’s concern for justice in her sermon which reflected on the Gospel of Luke (18.1-8).
Discover more about training, formation & community life at Westcott House at our upcoming online Open Evening for ordinands. If you're exploring a vocation to ordained ministry, come join us - we'd love to meet you! Scan QR to book or https://www.westcott.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-26-open-days-evenings/
October 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Discover more about training, formation & community life at Westcott House at our upcoming online Open Evening for ordinands. If you're exploring a vocation to ordained ministry, come join us - we'd love to meet you! Scan QR to book or https://www.westcott.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-26-open-days-evenings/
At the end of a busy induction period, it was a joy to come together for worship at last week’s Community Eucharist. It was also good to hear from our Director of Practical Theology and Mission, Dr Julian Gotobed, who preached from Jeremiah 29.1, 4-7 as we anticipated the 17th Sunday after Trinity.
October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
At the end of a busy induction period, it was a joy to come together for worship at last week’s Community Eucharist. It was also good to hear from our Director of Practical Theology and Mission, Dr Julian Gotobed, who preached from Jeremiah 29.1, 4-7 as we anticipated the 17th Sunday after Trinity.
Join us at 7pm on 21 October for a book celebration event! In the Sacred Pause, published in July, was written by four (very) recent alumni whilst ordinands at Westcott House. Now Deacons & Priests in the CofE, they’ll be returning to talk about the book, the process of putting this together & more.
October 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Join us at 7pm on 21 October for a book celebration event! In the Sacred Pause, published in July, was written by four (very) recent alumni whilst ordinands at Westcott House. Now Deacons & Priests in the CofE, they’ll be returning to talk about the book, the process of putting this together & more.
Today we held our termly Quiet Day. Led in-house by our Lecturer in Old Testament, Revd Dr Naomi Wormell, we read Psalms 148, 67 and 97 together, reflecting on their imagery & language through the use of artistic, active and reading activities to engage with God and capture the sense of the psalms.
October 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today we held our termly Quiet Day. Led in-house by our Lecturer in Old Testament, Revd Dr Naomi Wormell, we read Psalms 148, 67 and 97 together, reflecting on their imagery & language through the use of artistic, active and reading activities to engage with God and capture the sense of the psalms.
Discover more about training, formation for ministry and independent study at Westcott House by joining one of our 2025/26 Open Days or online Open Evenings. We’d love to hear from you!
More info: scan QR below or visit: https://www.westcott.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-26-open-days-evenings/
More info: scan QR below or visit: https://www.westcott.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-26-open-days-evenings/
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Discover more about training, formation for ministry and independent study at Westcott House by joining one of our 2025/26 Open Days or online Open Evenings. We’d love to hear from you!
More info: scan QR below or visit: https://www.westcott.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-26-open-days-evenings/
More info: scan QR below or visit: https://www.westcott.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-26-open-days-evenings/
It’s the weekend & over the next two days Westcott House Cambridge we’ll be welcoming the arrival of our returning and new ordinands & students, partners and families. We're looking forward to re-forming together again as a community as we prepare for the new academic year. Welcome to Westcott!
September 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It’s the weekend & over the next two days Westcott House Cambridge we’ll be welcoming the arrival of our returning and new ordinands & students, partners and families. We're looking forward to re-forming together again as a community as we prepare for the new academic year. Welcome to Westcott!
Delighted to see some of our 2023 & 2024 Leavers’ earlier this week, back for our Curacy Residential. Exploring the theme of The Sacraments and Our Sound, it was wonderful to have them back for a few days. Huge thanks to Dr Vicky Johnson, Dean of Chapel, St John’s, for leading our residential.
September 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Delighted to see some of our 2023 & 2024 Leavers’ earlier this week, back for our Curacy Residential. Exploring the theme of The Sacraments and Our Sound, it was wonderful to have them back for a few days. Huge thanks to Dr Vicky Johnson, Dean of Chapel, St John’s, for leading our residential.
1/2 As we focus attention to the start of the new academic year, it was great to welcome attachment supervisors for a session run jointly with Ridley Hall last week. We thanked them for their valuable work and explored how we can best work together to provide a fruitful experience for ordinands.
September 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
1/2 As we focus attention to the start of the new academic year, it was great to welcome attachment supervisors for a session run jointly with Ridley Hall last week. We thanked them for their valuable work and explored how we can best work together to provide a fruitful experience for ordinands.
Come join us for our short course introducing the traditions of Christian Spirituality East and West. Led by Dr Flo O’Taylor, students will study desert spirituality, monasticism, icons, mysticism, sacramentality, activism and contemplation & much more. To register, scan QR or visit: buff.ly/B1WcNT0
September 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Come join us for our short course introducing the traditions of Christian Spirituality East and West. Led by Dr Flo O’Taylor, students will study desert spirituality, monasticism, icons, mysticism, sacramentality, activism and contemplation & much more. To register, scan QR or visit: buff.ly/B1WcNT0
Our final Associate Supervisor intro is Dr Florence O’Taylor, Associate Lecturer in Christian Spirituality at Westcott & William Leech Post-Doc Research Fellow, St John’s College, Durham University. Flo’s research specialises in Political Theology, Simone Weil & Addiction Theology: buff.ly/dA9YkUD
September 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our final Associate Supervisor intro is Dr Florence O’Taylor, Associate Lecturer in Christian Spirituality at Westcott & William Leech Post-Doc Research Fellow, St John’s College, Durham University. Flo’s research specialises in Political Theology, Simone Weil & Addiction Theology: buff.ly/dA9YkUD
This week brings the two final Associate Supervisor intros in our series. First is Dr David Muir whose research interests include Public & Political Theology, Black Theology and African & Caribbean Churches, Nietzsche & Existentialism. More info on David's other research areas in bio buff.ly/3orXid1
September 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
This week brings the two final Associate Supervisor intros in our series. First is Dr David Muir whose research interests include Public & Political Theology, Black Theology and African & Caribbean Churches, Nietzsche & Existentialism. More info on David's other research areas in bio buff.ly/3orXid1
Our next Associate Supervisor introduction this week is Revd Dr Benjamin Aldous, Principal Officer for Mission and Evangelism at Church Together in England (CTE). Ben’s areas of research include mission, ecumenism, Asian and intercultural theologies, amongst others:
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August 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our next Associate Supervisor introduction this week is Revd Dr Benjamin Aldous, Principal Officer for Mission and Evangelism at Church Together in England (CTE). Ben’s areas of research include mission, ecumenism, Asian and intercultural theologies, amongst others:
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Dr Rostislav Tkachenko launches our penultimate week of Associate Supervisor intros. Senior Research Fellow at Eastern European Institute of Theology and Lecturer at the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary in Lviv, find out more about Rostislav’s main research focus & interests: buff.ly/kFV3NZk
August 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Dr Rostislav Tkachenko launches our penultimate week of Associate Supervisor intros. Senior Research Fellow at Eastern European Institute of Theology and Lecturer at the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary in Lviv, find out more about Rostislav’s main research focus & interests: buff.ly/kFV3NZk
Led by Dr Flo O’Taylor, Associate Lecturer at Westcott House and featuring lectures taught by a range of specialists in the field, our short course in Christian Spirituality East & West introduces its traditions, exploring themes such as desert spirituality, monasticism, icons & more buff.ly/B1WcNT0
August 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Led by Dr Flo O’Taylor, Associate Lecturer at Westcott House and featuring lectures taught by a range of specialists in the field, our short course in Christian Spirituality East & West introduces its traditions, exploring themes such as desert spirituality, monasticism, icons & more buff.ly/B1WcNT0
Dr Rebecca Watson's our second Associate Supervisor being introduced this week. Tutor in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and Director of Studies at ERMC, Rebecca’s areas of expertise span Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, the Psalms, the relation between biblical and Canaanite religion, & more: buff.ly/JtAgEqr
August 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Dr Rebecca Watson's our second Associate Supervisor being introduced this week. Tutor in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and Director of Studies at ERMC, Rebecca’s areas of expertise span Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, the Psalms, the relation between biblical and Canaanite religion, & more: buff.ly/JtAgEqr
A new week and two more Associate Supervisor intros! First is Dr Jon Phelan, College Lecturer, Fellow & Director of Studies in Philosophy at Homerton, where he also directs studies in Theology, Religion and the Philosophy of Religion. Learn more about Jon’s research interests in bio: buff.ly/UF27UpA
August 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A new week and two more Associate Supervisor intros! First is Dr Jon Phelan, College Lecturer, Fellow & Director of Studies in Philosophy at Homerton, where he also directs studies in Theology, Religion and the Philosophy of Religion. Learn more about Jon’s research interests in bio: buff.ly/UF27UpA
Looking for a new challenge, or perhaps seeking to build on or deepen your understanding of Christian Spirituality & Theology? Registration for our 2025/26 short courses is open. We offer a range of modules, taught as part of our ARU MAs, but which are open to everyone. More details: buff.ly/tC38R3N
August 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Looking for a new challenge, or perhaps seeking to build on or deepen your understanding of Christian Spirituality & Theology? Registration for our 2025/26 short courses is open. We offer a range of modules, taught as part of our ARU MAs, but which are open to everyone. More details: buff.ly/tC38R3N