Although established to prepare people for ordained ministry in the Methodist Church, and this was still a significant part of its work with an emphasis particularly on pre-ordination students who were studying part-time, the College programme became much more widely based.
ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃt tə pɹɪpˈɛɹ pˈiːpəl fɔːɹ ɔːɹdˈeɪnd mˈɪnɪstɹi ɪnðə mˈɛθədˌɪst tʃˈɜːtʃ, ænd ðɪs wʌz stˈɪl ɐ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt pˈɑːɹt ʌv ɪts wˈɜːk wɪð ɐn ˈɛmfəsɪs pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ˌɔn pɹˈiːˌɔːɹdᵻnˈeɪʃən stˈuːdənts hˌuː wɜː stˈʌdiɪŋ pˈɑːɹttˈaɪm, ðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm bɪkˌeɪm mˈʌtʃ mˈoːɹ wˈaɪdli bˈeɪst.