All Celebration Stories
Geoff New
I arrived at Knox Theological Hall at the beginning of 1996 having completed an undergraduate degree at Laidlaw College (formerly Bible College of NZ). I had little to no understanding of what to expect in terms of the training programme. Upon arriving, I discovered this was the year that the relationship with Otago University had…
Hamish Galloway
I was at Knox Theological College at a time when we were funded to do a 3 year theology degree as part of our formation for ministry. That was both a wonderful privilege and deeply formative experience. Charismatic renewal was in full swing and created interesting dynamics in the student teacher relationships. Classrooms were full,…
Martin Stewart
I was 25 years old when I entered the Hall – part of an intake of 17 or 19 people! We were a mixed lot that year! A merry mixture of naivety, suspicion, readiness and unreadiness – mostly male – but we got on well together. I was grateful for the people in the two…
Maurice Andrew
I was drawn to train at the Theological Hall (TH) because I had known a call as a teenager, influenced by my parents who had been Salvation Army officers before my father became a Presbyterian minister. An experience at a Knox social event still makes me smile: I was listening to a conversation between, Profs…
Phil King
I sensed a call to ministry in my early twenties and began my theological degree in 1986 aged 24. I was fortunate to be living in Dunedin and didn’t need to relocate. I recall the challenges facing students and their families who had to adjust to life in Dunedin’s climate. I took a year off…
Reg Weeks
An auto electrician with an advanced trade certificate, I arrived in Dunedin early in 1966, at age 29, with my first wife and three sons, to begin the required (at that time) two years of university education prior to entering the Theological Hall, but turning 30 in October of that year, I was told I…
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As we celebrate 150 years of the Knox Centre, we invite you to share your story, memories, or reflections to help us honour the people, moments, and journeys that have shaped this community across generations.