Oxford Centre for Mission Studies

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Oxford Centre for Mission Studies
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Oxford Centre for Mission Studies
51°45′52″N1°15′51″W / 51.76444°N 1.26417°W / 51.76444; -1.26417
LocationWoodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR
CountryUnited Kingdom
Website www.ocms.ac.uk/content/
History
Former name(s)Parish church of
SS Philip and James
Dedication Philip and James
Dedicated8 May 1862
Consecrated 8 May 1862
Architecture
Architect(s) George Edmund Street
Architectural type parish church
Style Gothic Revival
Years built1860–62, 1864–66 (tower and spire 1864)
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Oxford
Archdeaconry Oxford
Deanery Oxford
Parish SS Philip and James with
St Margaret, Oxford

The Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS) is in the former SS Philip and James Parish Church on Woodstock Road, Oxford, England, opposite Leckford Road. [1] It was established in 1983 by Rev. Vinay Samuel. [2]

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The centre exists to provide education for church leaders from the non-Western world. It was founded by mission theologians from Africa, Asia and Latin America. OCMS offers taught Masters courses and PhD/MPhil research degrees. Its degrees are validated by Middlesex University. [3] It is associated with the University of Oxford through the Bodleian Libraries. [4] Many Oxford faculty members also provide supervision for PhD/MPhil research degrees. [5] OCMS is a charity. [6]

Building

The building was designed by the Gothic Revival architect George Edmund Street and built in 1860–62. Samuel Wilberforce, then Bishop of Oxford, consecrated it as the parish church of Saints Philip and James on 8 May 1862. The tower and spire, also designed by Street, were added in 1864–66. [7] It is a Grade I listed building. [8]

Immediately to the south is Church Walk, a pedestrian-only link between Woodstock Road and North Parade. On the south side of Church Walk is the former vicarage, 68 Woodstock Road, designed by Street's former assistant, Harry Drinkwater, and built in 1887. The vicarage is a Grade II listed building [9] and is now part of St Antony's College, Oxford.

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References

  1. ↑ "Oxford Centre for Mission Studies". ocms.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Sugden, Chris (2011). "A history of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies: A Personal Memoir" (PDF). Transformation . 28 (4): 265–278. doi:10.1177/0265378811417536 . Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Oxford Centre for Mission Studies". UK: Middlesex University . Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Map of Oxford Libraries" (PDF). UK: Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford . Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Student Zone". UK: Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "The Oxford Centre for Mission Studies". UK: Charity Commission for England and Wales . Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 297.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Philip and St James (Grade I) (1047073)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "The Vicarage, 68, Woodstock Road (Grade II) (1392940)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 8 July 2015.

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