Edgehill House (formerly Edgehill Theological College) is the headquarters of The Methodist Church in Ireland and is the training institution for ministry in the

Methodist Church in Ireland The Methodist Church in Ireland () is a Wesleyan Methodist church that operates across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on an all-Ireland basis. It is the fourth-largest Christian denomination in Northern Ireland. The Irish Met ...

. In January 2019, all connexional teams of the Methodist Church in Ireland moved onto the Edgehill site. This process has facilitated closer collaboration in support of the mission of the whole Church. The Ministries Team is now responsible for the work which was carried out by Edgehill Theological College. The College premises at 9 Lennoxvale have been renamed Edgehill House to signify this new phase in the life and mission of the Methodist Church in Ireland. Edgehill Theological College was established in 1928 as the institution responsible for ministerial training within the Methodist Church in Ireland. It replaced the “Theological Hall” which had been based within Methodist College, Belfast. Over many years, the College facilitated ministerial formation, lay training, and peace and reconciliation work, and developed partnerships with a range of academic institutions. (Ratified by Northern Ireland Parliament Act 1928IN THE PARLIAMENT OF NORTHERN IRELAND - SESSION 1927
The Belfast Gazette, November 26, 1926.) out of the Theology Department of

Methodist College Belfast Methodist College Belfast (MCB), locally known as Methody, is a co-educational voluntary grammar school in Belfast, located at the foot of the Malone Road, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1865 by the Methodist Church in Ireland and is one of e ...

. The Methodist Historical Society in Ireland (based at Edgehill House) holds a large archive of documents, particularly relating to the rise of

Methodism Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ...

in Ireland in the 18th century. This includes rare documents of a demographic nature, memoirs, and letters, all of which are storied in a temperature controlled room.

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* {{authority control Bible colleges, seminaries and theological colleges in Northern Ireland Methodist Church in Ireland Educational institutions established in 1926 1926 establishments in Northern Ireland