Mattersey Hall
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Mattersey Hall is a ministry training college
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...

 and the main training centre for the Assemblies of God in the United Kingdom
Assemblies of God in the United Kingdom
Assemblies of God in Great Britain is a Pentecostal denomination and a part of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, the world's largest Pentecostal denomination with a global adherence of 52.5 million people....

. It is located in Mattersey
Mattersey
Mattersey is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 8 miles north of Retford and sits on the border of Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire, being just under 14 miles from Doncaster. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 779....

, near Doncaster
Doncaster
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, in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...

, England
England
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. It was founded in 1919 in London.

At the BA level there is a choice of two degrees: Theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...

; or Christian Leadership. Masters, Doctor of Ministry and PhD courses are also available. The college also offers distance learning and part-time degree courses.

Additionally, under the leadership of the Principal, Dr Paul Alexander, the Graduate School at Mattersey Hall has grown to over three hundred enrolled students. The Graduate school offers three Master's programs, the Doctor of Ministry degree and supervision for PhD candidates. This makes the Graduate School at Mattersey Hall the largest of its kind in Europe.

Mattersey Hall also has a Distance Learning program offering certificate, diploma and degree courses. About seven hundred students are enrolled in these programs. Mattersey Hall boasts a highly qualified faculty making it the institution of choice for those preparing for Christian service.

The College and Graduate School are characterised by a commitment to mission. Extension centres exist in South East Asia and South Africa.
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