In the tranquil setting of Christchurch Priory, more than 70 per cent of the undergraduates were awarded with a 2:1 or First Class Honours degree. Our graduates, their guests and the Moorlands College staff team joined together to celebrate the success of its student community.
Dr Paul Nyquist, President of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and guest speaker at the celebratory service, spoke of the impact the graduates would have in the world today. Reflecting on recent news and current affairs, he asked, “How does God want us to walk out in a world like today? He wants each of us to have a heart that is totally His.”
“How does God want us to walk out in a world like today? He wants each of us to have a heart that is totally His.”
The Class of 2017 was the biggest year we’ve had so far, with students from all three of our regional centres coming together to celebrate the completion of their studies. We also celebrated the success of our Midlands Regional Centre, which was originally set up in 2014 and saw its first group of students graduate this year.
Above: A few of our Midlands Regional Centre graduates with Sharon Prior (Senior Tutor/Lecturer), Rachel Retallick-Cheel (Centre Manager) and Colin Bennett (Vice Principal of Development).
At each graduation service, we present an outstanding student with the Academic Prize to commend them for their efforts. Jonathan Senior, who graduated with a BA (Hons) First Class Honours in Applied Theology, won the prize this year. When discussing the achievement, Jonathan said, “I am thrilled to have received the academic award at Moorlands College. It was thanks to the quality of teaching and student feedback. After initially getting in trouble for using unnecessarily big words like ‘expostulate’ I never looked back and very much enjoyed engaging with God’s word!”
Above: Academic Prize winner and Christchurch campus-based graduate Jonathan Senior (centred) with his parents.
Many of our graduates will now take up roles as church leaders, children’s and youth pastors, teachers, evangelists, charity workers, missionaries and church planters across the UK and beyond.
Megan Barrett graduated with a First Class BA (Hons) Applied Theology (Youth and Community Work). She is now beginning her career working with Message Wales, a project working with schools, prisons, communities and local churches to share the good news of Jesus.
Above: One of our Class of 2017 graduates, Megan Barrett.
Megan shared, “My experience studying at Moorlands College was challenging and hard, but also incredibly fun and life transforming. It not only continued to stir up my passion for studying the Bible, but it also equipped me with the tools to be able to study God’s Word at an even deeper level. I am so thankful that God called me to Moorlands College and I cannot wait to see Him continue to do amazing things in my life, and in the lives of the young people that I’ll meet in my role with Message Wales.”
The 2017 graduates, from both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, were as follows:
BA (Hons) Applied Theology: Daniel Alcock, Rachel Bate, Christopher Benbow, Anna Boorman, Michael Britton, David Brock, Rebecca Brown, Sophie Canfield, Amy Capner, Damien Chambers, George Cook, Emma Cribben, David Duche-Ruilova, Debra Durrant, Daniela Eisentraeger, Matthew Evans, Giles Fairman-Bourn, Benjamin Fitzsimmonds, Zoe Gorton, Simeon Grimshaw, Graham Hayes, Maren Hedermann, Jonathan Hillman, Amy Hitchmough, Melissa Hobbs, Joshua Hooker, Christopher Humphries, Ruth Jones, Thomas Langston, Nathan Leigh, Mark McEvoy, Linnea Madeleine Murray, Paul Muzzall, Lee Pollit, Jonathan Schnarr, Alexander Scott, Jonathan Senior, Matthew Smith, Lucy Stone, Paul Sutton, Craig-Sweeney-Essex, Jodi Thomas, Clarissa Vanstone, Peter Wallace, Daniel Warren and Jessica Williamson.
BA (Hons) Applied Theology (Youth and Community Work): Christopher Adams, Christopher Bancroft, Megan Barrett, Daniel Bennett, Adam Brown, Tabitha Crawforth, Fiona Cursiter, Samuel Dallimore, Israel Douglas, Hannah Fenton, Samuel Hughes, Daniel Knight, Timothy Ogutu, Amie Ramsden, Scott Rushby, Ruth Slade, Joshua Taylor, Jessica Walker, George Wortley and Alison Wright.
MA Applied Theology: Nicholas Arkley, Carelle Begley, Clair Bent, Simon Burin, Derek Dayman, Simon Ellis, James Findlay, Robin Gerrard, Andrew Gaudion, Aaron Griffin, Wayne Hadley, Mark Macklin, David Sharples, Neil Tinson, Steven Watson and Michael Wildsmith.
MA Applied Theology (Youth and Community Work): Emma Holland
Certificate of Higher Education Applied Theology: Mikael Blacklock, Daniel Connold, Thomas James, Emmie Mwembo and Joshua Soal.
Postgraduate Certificate Applied Theology: Joshua Butler, Maureen Pimenta, Andrew Smallridge and Thomas Ward.
Postgraduate Diploma Applied Theology: Kimberley Dean, Darlington Machingauta and Greg Whittick.
Above: More of our grads from the Class of 2017.
