At Wycliffe, our vision is to be a transformative Christian community of scholars and leaders and culture creators, within the University of Oxford - for the renewal of the Church, the influencing of society, and in service to the world.
Wycliffe Hall was established in 1877 as an evangelical ministerial college at the heart of Oxford—an identity that continues to this day as a Permanent Private Hall of the University. Training men and women for Anglican ordination is a central focus. Today, Wycliffe welcomes students from widely diverse backgrounds, studying across many disciplines, and with many different vocations and ambitions.
We are a worshipping Christian community drawn from around the world, fostering:
Excellence in research, teaching, and learning
Formation in character, prayer, and communication
Excellence of cultural engagement, expression, and imagination
We are, at heart, a vibrant Christian community, where men and women study, pray, and serve together, seeking to be obedient to and shaped by the biblical witness. We are welcoming to all, regardless of belief, cultivating a culture of love, honour, and respect for every member of the community.
We are committed to rigorously and fearlessly pursuing truth in our research, teaching, and learning and, in a spirit of love, humility, and honesty, upholding the highest standards of academic endeavour and intellectual freedom, with openness to different perspectives.
We offer the opportunity for students to grow in Christ-like character, through worship and prayer, fellowship groups, and placements, as well as in their engagement in the life of the Hall, Church, the University, and wider society.
We encourage and promote creativity in the arts and sciences because we believe that human beings are made in the image of God, the creator of all things. Our creativity is therefore one of the ways we reflect God’s goodness, truth, and beauty to one another and to the world.
We were founded to nurture and maintain the evangelical tradition of Anglicanism, and we maintain that inheritance of faith today as the evangelical college in the heart of Oxford. This inheritance is vital to all our core values. As such, we have a particular emphasis on biblical scholarship and teaching, and on equipping students for Christ-centred mission and ministry, and for wider service in the world.
