History

An Ecumenical Course taking students from Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, North, South and West Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and North Staffs.

1970: NorthWest Ordination Course is formed by The Anglican dioceses of Chester, Blackburn, Liverpool and Manchester but open to students from other denominations.
1980: Re-named the Northern Ordination Course with the added sponsorship of the Wakefield, Bradford, Sheffield, Ripon and York dioceses of the Church of England and the Methodist Church.
1984: Joined the Northern Federation for Training in Ministry with commitment to working with the Methodist, Baptist, United Reformed and Unitarian Colleges in Manchester from a base at Luther King House.
1990: Began cooperation with the University College, Chester and the University College of Ripon and York St. John for Course teaching and validation.
1992: The Northern Federation for Training in Ministry becomes a Local Ecumenical Project.
1996: The Northern Ordination Course begins working with the Community and College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, as part of the Mirfield Centre.
1998: The Northern Federation for Training in Ministry becomes the Partnership for Theological Education, Manchester and the Northern Ordination Course becomes a partner.
2003: The Northern Ordination Course and the College of the Resurrection form a new partnership with the University of Leeds in the BA and MA programmes in Theology and Pastoral Studies.