▁Evangel ical ▁Alliance ▁and ▁Global ▁Con ne ctions . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Red cl iffe ▁College ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁as ▁the ▁Y W CA ▁Test ing ▁and ▁Training ▁Home . ▁Origin ally ▁based ▁at ▁ 4 9 5 ▁Kings ▁Road , ▁Ch else a , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁ 4 9 7 ▁Kings ▁Road ▁was ▁purchased ▁and ▁a ▁door ▁was ▁made ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁houses . ▁Red cl iffe ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁institution ▁to ▁provide ▁mission ary ▁service ▁training ▁for ▁women . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁the ▁College ▁moved ▁to ▁ 6 6 ▁Red cl iffe ▁Gard ens , ▁K ens ington . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁the ▁College ▁moved ▁again ▁to ▁ 6 6 ▁Gro ve ▁Park ▁Road , ▁Ch is wick ▁where ▁it ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁college ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁A ux ili ary ▁Air ▁Force ▁while ▁the ▁students ▁moved ▁to ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁Upper ▁Nor wood , ▁and ▁Fe ering . ▁They ▁returned ▁to ▁Ch is wick ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁college ▁became ▁co - ed uc ational , ▁allowing ▁men ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁women ▁to ▁en rol . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁the ▁College ▁re located ▁to ▁W ot ton ▁House ▁in ▁Gl ouc ester , ▁where ▁it ▁began