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We are delighted to offer two Michael Vasey MA Scholarships for students beginning the Durham MA in Theology and Ministry, delivered by Cranmer Hall within St John’s College, in September 2025. The Michael Vasey MA Scholarships each carry a value of £6,000, paid towards the tuition fee. They are available to students taking the MA in full-time or part-time mode of study. […]

Cranmer Hall is delighted to announce the appointment of the Revd Dr Joshua Cockayne as Academic Dean. Josh is currently Lecturer in Mission & Evangelism at Cranmer. In his new role he will continue to direct the Bede Centre for Church Planting Theology, and will also serve as co-director of the sector-leading Doctor of Theology and Ministry programme (DThM), which […]

We are delighted to offer up to ten Cranmer Scholarships for students beginning a course of study in 2025. A recent national church review described us as a place ‘where academic rigour is carefully married with formational excellence’. The Cranmer MA Scholarship carries a value of up to £5,250 p.a. and the Cranmer BA Scholarship a value of up to […]

Cranmer Hall, St John’s College, Durham is seeking to appoint an outstanding individual as Academic Dean. The role of Academic Dean is to oversee and further develop the academic life of Cranmer Hall within St John’s College, ensuring that teaching and research is of the highest standard and that our programmes continue to engage vibrant cohorts of students at all […]

Cranmer Hall is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Olly Peel as Foundations Programme Director at Cranmer Hall. Olly will lead the new Foundations programme at Cranmer Hall; a 1-year course which aims to give an introduction to theology for lay people leading new worshipping communities in the North East of England – including partnerships with Durham and Newcastle […]

We are pleased to announce that Cranmer Hall has been awarded a major grant from the Church of England’s Innovation Fund to develop a new programme to train leaders of new worshipping communities, in partnership with the Diocese of Durham and the Diocese of Newcastle. The Foundations Programme will offer high-quality theological training, using expert teachers and practitioners and aims […]

Cranmer Hall is delighted to announce the appointment of the Revd Dr Tim Carter as Lecturer in Biblical Studies and Preaching. Tim will join the tutorial team at Cranmer Hall, teaching and supervising New Testament, Preaching, and biblical languages. He will also be involved in the mentoring and formation of those preparing for various forms of ministry. Tim is currently […]

The ‘Periodic External Review’ (PER) is part of the Church of England’s quality assurance for its ministerial training institutions, whereby it assesses the institution’s fitness for purpose in preparing candidates for ordained and licensed ministry and makes recommendations for the enhancement of its life and work. We are delighted to report that Cranmer Hall was awarded the highest outcome of […]

Cranmer Hall, St John’s College is delighted to announce it has been selected to be a Growing Faith Learning Hub in partnership with the Growing Faith Foundation. As such, we hope to become a dedicated research and training centre with the focus of enabling a radical shift in our churches so that our children and teenagers are invited and empowered […]