Kingsley College is a ministry and theology school of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia. The college headquarters are located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The college was founded by Kingsley Ridgway in 1948 as the Wesleyan Methodist Bible College of Australia. Its students come from a variety of denominational and national backgrounds. History In 1946, Kingsley Ridgway founded the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia in Victoria. His vision was to establish a training college that would equip students with the theology of practical holiness. Sponsored by the Wesleyan Methodist Church of America, a property was purchased in Glenroy, Victoria, to serve as the national headquarters and the training college. The Wesleyan Methodist Bible College began to offer training in 1949 with a class of seven students. By 1974, the three-year Diploma of Theology had expanded to a four-year Bachelor of Theology degree. 1974 also saw a change of name applied to the college; Kingsley College offered training under a name honouring the founder. Prior to 2006, Kingsley College had offered self-accredited training. In 2006, Kingsley College became part of the Sydney College of Divinity (SCD), and in 2008 partnered with the higher education programs of Tabor College Victoria. By 2006 Kingsley College was offering a three-year Bachelor of Arts degree in Christian ministry along with post-graduate study in Christian ministry. Also available was a program of study in Christian counselling at a certificate and graduate level. This year also marked the birth of Kingsley Community study, a vocational training in a Certificate IV in Christian Ministry and Theology. The foundational purpose of offering vocational training was to better equip men and women in local churches for ministry. An initial two training centres began in Brisbane, with centres added each year since. Student numbers continue to grow, along with the opportunities for students to pursue further vocational training. In 2010 the national leaders of the Wesleyan Methodist Church approved the Kingsley Community study as the avenue for ministerial training through to ordination. Present Kingsley College now solely offers awards within vocational training under the auspice of Unity College Australia RTO 6330. Kingsley College exists to serve the whole Christian Church by providing practical accredited theological education and training. Kingsley College serves the church by developing and equipping people to carry out the mission in vocations in Christian ministry pastoral work, chaplaincy, Christian education, missions, or Christian counselling. Kingsley is committed to