 The South African government forced the college to move from Rosettenville and the priory in Sophiatown was closed down in 1962.CR continued to do pastoral work in Johannesburg and were able to continue the theological training when the Anglican bishops of Southern Africa asked the community to be a part of a new ecumenical college in Alice, Eastern Cape.The first brethren arrived in 1963 and here the brethren became a part of the fight against Apartheid.