Reverend richard bewes biography

Richard's parish ministry was marked by his skill as a talented preacher and communicator, a passionate evangelist, and a warm-hearted pastor.
Richard Thomas Bewes, like his two brothers and sister, was born in Nairobi.
Richard Bewes was one of the most outstanding preachers, Bible teachers and Church leaders of our age.

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Thanksgiving for Richard Bewes 1934-2019

Posted on May 15, 2019
Filed under People

The Rev. Richard Bewes, OBE, former Rector of All Souls Church, Langham Place, in London, has received his homeward call at the age of 84.

All Souls Church has posted several tributeshere – as has GAFCON, of which Richard had served as a member of their Board of Trustees.

Canon Chris Sugden has published this tribute in the Church of England Newspaper (via Anglican Mainstream):

“Christian leaders from across the world responded with warm tributes to the news of Prebendary Richard Bewes’ peaceful release from months of suffering from cancer at 6.25pm on Friday 10 May at his home in Virginia Water, surrounded by Timothy, Wendy, Stephen and his wife Pam.

A child of the East African Revival in the 1930s, he treasured his African roots and was the UK chairman of African Enterprise for 32 years. The son of missionary parents, Canon Cecil and Mrs Sylvia Bewes, he was born in 1934 in Nairobi…”

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Richard Bewes was one of the most outstanding preachers, Bible teachers and Church leaders of our age.

Through his books, sermons, hymns and video series he opened up the Bible to show us the Lord Jesus and the great adventure of Church life with him.

Richard was most of all a mighty preacher. Others gave good lectures on the Bible, full of accurate information and solid content, but Richard’s sermons were always so much more than that. He worked so hard at getting the Bible right and would never be satisfied until that truth was shown off in bright, warm and living colours.

He was loved by so many because he cared about people so much. Many of us were drawn into Church life because Richard spoke with integrity, compassion and warmth. He was always looking above and beyond the current fads and conflicts to the Kingdom of God over all the empires and ages. He loved the book of Daniel because it portrays the Kingdom as a stone that becomes a mountain and covers the whole world. He always lifted our vision to the heroic and colourful characters of Church history, all over the

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A Model of Servant Leadership

Prebendary Richard Bewes OBE died, aged 84, on 10th May 2019 at his home in Virginia Water after a period of illness and surrounded by his family. He was one of the outstanding parish ministers of his generation, and although his first love remained Africa and Africans, he had a worldwide ministry, speaking and preaching in many parts of the world and his books, sermons, hymns and broadcasts will be treasured by future generations. At his funeral the Nigerian Archbishop, the most Reverend Ben Kwashi, thanked him for his ministry of encouragement to him personally and to the worldwide Christian community.

Richard’s final parish role saw him succeed Dr John Stott and Bishop Michael Baughen as the Rector of All Souls Church Langham Place, that beautiful Nash conception in the heart of London’s West End, from 1983 to 2004. Here his contribution as a versatile, imaginative and talented preacher blossomed. His passion for evangelism, coupled with his self-effacing, warm hearted and humble nature, endeared him to all and led to invitations for him to lea