Union Theological College

Union Theological College
MottoLatin: "Veritatem eme et noli vendere"
Motto in English
"Buy the truth and sell it not" (taken from Proverbs 23:23)
Established1853; 171 years ago (1853) (Assembly's College)
Academic affiliation
Queen's University Belfast (1926-2021)
St Mary's University, Twickenham(1921- )
PrincipalMichael McClenahan
Address
108 Botanic Avenue
Belfast
BT7 1JT
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54°35′06″N 5°55′52″W / 54.585°N 5.931°W / 54.585; -5.931
AffiliationsPresbyterian Church in Ireland
Websiteunion.ac.uk

Union Theological College is the theological college for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and is situated in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is governed by the Council for Training in Ministry. It has been responsible for training people for ministry in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and also runs courses open to the wider public, including distance learning courses offered through BibleMesh.

The professors of the college constitute the Presbyterian Theological Faculty of Ireland (PTFI) which holds a Royal Charter to award postgraduate degrees.

The majority of ministers and deaconesses for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland are trained at the college, but the church also recognises training at an unspecified number of "recognised colleges" elsewhere.[1]

  1. ^ "Ordained Ministry Training". Union Theological College. Retrieved 1 February 2023.