It has never been more important to ensure that priests are properly formed for their ministry in demanding times: to be people of prayer, effective apologists and preachers, and faithful pastors. Our ambition is to guarantee the future of this work at St Stephen’s House, by celebrating our legacy and securing our future financially, so that many more people in years to come can benefit from what we do.

St Stephen’s House was founded in 1876, and as our 150th anniversary approaches, our ambition is to secure the work of the college financially and reach more people with opportunities to study here.

The House remains as it has been since 1876 a place for forming priests to serve in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England. At the heart of our work this residential community continues, in a way that our ordained old members will all recognise. But since then, new opportunities for learning have become possible, and we are now very pleased to offer to students via the Edward King Centre for Pastoral Theology and the Institute of Sacred Music at Oxford a variety of non-residential programmes in Christian theology, liturgy, and most recently canon law.

We are grateful to our benefactors and regular donors through the 1876 Society for their ongoing financial support for our work. But we recognise that for many of our old members, legacy giving is the most practical and affordable way of contributing to our future.