| St John's Theological College | |
|---|---|
| Māori: Hoani Tapu te Kaikauwhau i te Rongopai | |
| Anglican theological college | |
 St John's College Chapel, c. 1900 | |
| Location | Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 36°52′25″S 174°50′27″E / 36.8735°S 174.8408°E |
| Full name | College of St John the Evangelist |
| Motto | Māori: Te Whakamana i ngā Kairui |
| Motto in English | Enabling Missional Leaders |
| Established | 1843 |
| Principal | Ven. Dr. Hirini Kaa |
| Benefactor | Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia |
| Residents | 50+ |
| Endowment | NZ$470 million[when?] |
| Website | www |
The College of St John the Evangelist or St John's Theological College is the residential theological college of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.
The site at Meadowbank in Auckland is the base for theological education for the three Tikanga of the Province with ministry formation onsite as well as diploma level teaching in the regions across New Zealand and Polynesia. The College has partnerships with various other tertiary providers of degrees in theology.
The College was established in 1843 by George Augustus Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand, initially at Te Waimate mission.[1]
The College, through the St John's College Trust Board, is one of the best endowed theological colleges in the Anglican Communion, with assets in 2014 of NZ$293m.[2][3] It was subject to a critical review of its financial sustainability in 2014.[4]
- ^ Limbrick, Warren E. (1990). "Selwyn, George Augustus". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ The St John's College Trust Board report to Synod, "The church faces many challenges", 14 May 2014. In 2012 Princeton Theological Seminary had endowments of US$867m and the next richest American seminary, the University of Denver (Colorado Seminary), had US$373m. The next richest, the Columbia Theological Seminary had US$165m
- ^ "Almanach of Higher Education 2013".
- ^ The St John's College Trust Board report to Synod, "The church faces many challenges", 14 May 2014