Visit to All Nations Christian College

Yesterday I had another chance to visit All Nations Christian College in Hertfordshire. Easneye Mansion was formerly the country home of the Buxton Family, and was designed the same architect as the National History Museum in Kensington. It now houses the largest specialist missiological library in Europe, with over 50,000 books and several hundred journals, some of which are very rare. Set within the grounds of a wooded estate it looks like a wonderful place to prepare for missionary work.

The Library at All Nations Christian College 
Study desks in the library 
All Nations Christian College
With more and more students wanting to study remotely the challenge the College faces is to make as many of the resources in the library as possible available online – which was the reason for my being invited. My thanks to the faculty and support staff for making this such a worthwhile visit.

Part of All Nations’s collection of journals 
Part of All Nations’s collection of journals 
This letter, preserved in a plague by the front door, was remarkable prophetic 
Room after room of bookshelves with over 50,000 books.
You can read my interview with Dr Mark Galpin, All Nation’s head of postgraduate studies, here.
