The world is changing. The church’s place in the world is changing. God is calling women and men of different ages and from different backgrounds to serve the church and world in mission and ministry. Bristol Baptist College is responding to all these challenges. The focus is on mission across cultures and subcultures. The emphasis is on ministry in contemporary contexts. We tailor packages of placement-based contextual training and education around the needs of every student.

In active partnership with BMS World Mission, Urban Expression and dozens of innovative local churches and projects, the world’s oldest Baptist college is committed to being a part of the new things that God is doing today. The College has five dynamic ministries: ministerial formation for church and pioneering contexts; children, youth and family ministries; theological education; community learning; and the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence.  Together they put us on the cutting edge of Christian engagement in Britain and beyond.

Bristol Baptist College also two learning hubs.

In Exeter, students can undergo a ministerial formation programme alongside gaining a theological qualification by studying in Bristol.

In London, excitingly, there is a now a London Hub that, following the closure of Spurgeon's College, enables ministerial formation of Baptists to continue in the south-east. Students gather on Wednesday each week at a Baptist church in central London to undertake a  bespoke formation programme that leans on gifted subject experts and experienced ministers. Meanwhile, the requirements of a theological qualification are met through block weeks in Bristol and, from autumn 2026, a mixture of in-person and online teaching accessed from the same London venue.

Tel: 0117 946 7050
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Website: www.bristol-baptist.ac.uk