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Wesley House was founded as a Methodist theological college in Jesus Lane, Cambridge, England. It opened in 1921 as a place for the education of Methodist ministers and today serves as a gateway to theological scholarship for students and scholars of the Wesleyan and Methodist traditions from around the world. It was a founding member of the Cambridge Theological Federation, an ecumenical body of theological colleges in Cambridge which is affiliated to but independent of the University of Cambridge.
principal's house was completed in 1929, and the chapel, originally with paintings by Harold Speed, in 1930. The buildings were designed by Maurice Webb and the garden designed in 1925 by Sir Aston Webb in a Tudor revival style.Parks & Gardens UK site: Retrieved 1 February 2012.
The chair of Systematics and Pastoral Theology was held by the first principal, Dr. Henry Maldwyn Hughes, from 1921 to 1937. He was the author of several works on Christian belief.E. g. Christian Foundations: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine (London: Epworth Press, 1928, rev. 1933); a short biography of Hughes: Retrieved 1 February 2012. That of New Testament Language and Literature was held by the Revd Robert Newton Flew from 1927 to 1937, when he succeeded Hughes both as principal and professor. One of the earliest students was Donald Soper. Flew, principal up to 1955, was one of the moving forces behind the establishment of the World Council of Churches.ODNB entry for Robert Newton Flew: Retrieved 18 September 2011. Subscription required. Another alumnus was Bolaji Idowu, who headed the Methodist Church Nigeria from 1972 to 1984.
The three-sided court fronted by iron gates and railings became enclosed in 1973 by a new building housing flats for married students and a lecture theatre. This building no longer belongs to the college.
Wesley House produces an academic journal, Holiness, Retrieved 17 March 2021. featuring peer-reviewed items of interest to Methodist scholars. It works in partnership with several other Methodist institutions worldwide, including Seth Mokitimi Methodist Seminary in South Africa, Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC, Kenya Methodist University, and the Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia. The first issue appeared in 2015, with Janet Morley serving as the founding Commissioning Editor. Andrew Stobart became Commissioning Editor in 2016.
Bibliographical details are taken from the records of the British Library.
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