Wesley College, South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

, was a Methodist Church of Australasia

Methodist Church of Australasia

The Methodist Church of Australasia was a Methodist denomination based in Australia.It ceased to exist in 1977 when most of its congregations joined with the many congregations of the Congregational Union of Australia and the Presbyterian Church of Australia to form the Uniting Church in...

 Theological 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...

 from 1927 to 1968. It was the successor institution to the Methodist Training Home at Brighton, South Australia

Brighton

Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...

. In 1926 the struggling Chapman-Alexander Bible Institute transferred the property at 20 King William Road, Wayville

Wayville, South Australia

Wayville is an inner-southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Unley. It is most notable for its hosting of the Royal Adelaide Show at the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds. The suburb is bordered to the north with the South Park Lands of Adelaide, and to the south with the tramline.Wayville Post Office...

 to the Methodist Church for use as a theological college. In May 1927 the students transferred from Brighton and Wesley College was formed. Its official title was Wesley College: With Which is Incorporated the Australasian Chapman-Alexander Bible Institute.

From 1930, staff of the Congregational Union of Australia

Congregational Union of Australia

The Congregational Union of Australia was a Congregational denomination in Australia.Two hundred and sixty of its congregations joined the Uniting Church in Australia, which was formed in 1977 by the union of congregations of the Congregational Union, Methodist Church of Australasia, and...

's Parkin College and Wesley College lectured students of both institutions. In the 1950s the Baptist College was founded in Northgate Street, Unley Park

Unley Park, South Australia

Unley Park is a southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Unley. Its postcode is 5061.It is located on the north side of Cross Road and east of the Belair railway line...

 and further sharing of staff occurred, although more limited than between Parkin and Wesley. In 1968, Parkin College and Wesley Theological College merged to form Parkin-Wesley College

Parkin-Wesley College

Uniting College for Leadership & Theology, South Australia, is a Uniting Church in Australia Theological College for the education and training of both lay people and those for specified ministries including the diaconate and youth worker...

 at the site of Wesley College.

Chapman Alexander Bible Institute

In 1904, Richard and Emily White gifted their original home Wekewauban to the Chapman Alexander Bible Institute. In 1926 the struggling Chapman-Alexander Bible Institute transferred the property at 20 King William Road, Wayville

Wayville, South Australia

Wayville is an inner-southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Unley. It is most notable for its hosting of the Royal Adelaide Show at the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds. The suburb is bordered to the north with the South Park Lands of Adelaide, and to the south with the tramline.Wayville Post Office...

to the Methodist Church for use as a theological college. A historical marker was unveiled at the site in May 2008.