The former Congregational College in Whalley Range, Manchester

Northern College is one of the members of a partnership for  theological education based at Luther King House, Manchester.

The Northern Congregational College was formed in 1958 through an amalgamation of the Lancashire Independent College and the Yorkshire United Independent College, both tracing their roots back to the 18th and 19th centuries.

They were joined by Paton Congregational College and The Western College, Bristol, and from 1968 -84 The Congregational College, later Northern College, was based at Whalley Range in Manchester (now owned by a Muslim heritage group).

In 1984 Northern College moved to its present site at what was then the Baptist College in Rusholme.

Northern College acts as a Resource Centre for Learning for the URC, and retains links with the Congregational Federation.  From time to time we also welcome students training for ministry within the Moravian church.

Although we have strong denominational roots, Northern College is an independent charitable trust, with its own Board of Governors and officers.