partnerships
The ACWR is a working partnership formed by a number of theological institutions, denominational partners, and libraries. Each centre provides quality resources for students and researchers in this field. We are actively seeking to enlarge our range of partners throughout Australia and New Zealand, as well as further afield.
institutional partnerships
Nazarene Theological College
Nazarene Theological College is a community of scholars who seek to advance the work of God in the world through sound research, participation in scholarly dialogue, and effective teaching that encourages a Christian perspective of truth and life.
It offers an education informed by the Wesleyan tradition, while being fully aware of, and committed to, the richness of the Christian heritage with its diversity of understandings. It encourages critical and creative thinking that fosters integration of faith, theory and practice.
In a climate of disciplined study, it seeks to be a people who pursue truth through Christian faith, academic excellence, service to humanity and life-long learning.
kingsley Australia
Kingsley Australia is committed to providing avenues for Wesleyan Methodists to explore issues of faith and ministry through accredited and non-accredited studies directly through correspondence studies and in 8 other locations across Australia.
Eva Burrows College
Eva Burrows College is The Salvation Army’s national college in Australia with campuses in Melbourne and Sydney including learning centres across Australia, from the tranquillity of the Central Coast to Brisbane. We provide a wide range of flexible study options ranging from our online and on-campus courses, to our residential program, and bringing our training programs to your workplace.
Drawing from our cutting-edge Salvation Army experience at the front line of human need, and our rich Wesleyan heritage, we provide a comprehensive learning package that integrates experience with a formal qualification.
We welcome students from across Australia and the world. Study with us, in person or online and make your mark on the world we live in.
Booth College of Mission
The Salvation Army Booth College of Mission in Wellington, New Zealand, consists of the School for Officer Training, the School of Bible and Mission, the Centre for Leadership Development, Youth Mission Training and an on-site Early Childhood Education Centre. Our mission is: ‘To inspire and enable men and women to develop the knowledge, skills, spirit and character to sustain and advance the mission of Christ in today’s world.’
Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary
A graduate school in the Wesleyan tradition preparing men and women for Christ-like leadership and excellence in ministries, APNTS equips each new generation of leaders to disseminate the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout Asia, the Pacific, and the world.
Pilgrim Theological College
Pilgrim Theological College is an initiative of the Uniting Church Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, providing a rich tapestry of ecumenical theological education under the leadership of a Faculty of eminent scholars. We are a college of the University of Divinity, which is internationally recognised for promoting the highest standards of scholarship in theology, philosophy and ministry. Situated within the Centre for Theology & Ministry in Parkville, Melbourne, students at the College are from varied countries, cultures, denominations and ages, forming a diverse and vibrant educational community.
denominational partnerships
The Wesleyan Methodist Church of New Zealand
The Wesleyan Methodist Church of New Zealand cherishes its place in the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. It was inaugurated on 2 July 2000 as a new national Church and is a partner with Wesleyan churches in Australia, the Solomon Islands and Bougainville, PNG in the Pacific Regional Conference of the Wesleyan Church.
library Partnerships
Camden Theological Library
Camden Theological Library is the library of the Uniting Church in Australia, NSW/ACT Synod. It is based at the Centre for Ministry, North Parramatta and is an integral part of the mission to educate persons for the various forms of ministry in the world and to provide theological leadership on issues facing the church and the world. It has a valuable collection of Methodist materials of interest to Members and fellows of the ACWR.
The Sugden Heritage Collections, Queen’s College
The Sugden Heritage Collections, Queen’s College are named in honour of Dr E.H. Sugden, the first Master of Queen’s College, who guided the development of the Library for over 40 years. A bibliophile, scholar, theologian and leading figure in Australian Methodism, Dr Sugden donated his own substantial collection of 18th century editions of John and Charles Wesley’s works to the college. These include twenty-four signed manuscript letters by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, as well as other outstanding gifts of Wesley realia. This collection is of international importance and the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere. An extensive Methodist Collection of books, pamphlets, serials and manuscripts document the history and theology of Methodism in Australasia and Britain from the earliest years until the inception of The Uniting Church in Australia.