æz ðə səksˈɛsɚ tʊ ɐn ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn lˈʌndən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, ɪt wʌzðɪ ˈoʊldɪst pɹəvˈaɪdɚɹ ʌv θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən fɚðə mˈɛθədˌɪst tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən.
As the successor to an institution established in London in 1834, it was the oldest provider of theological education for the Methodist Church of Great Britain.