Esteemed Bible teacher David Pawson dies aged 90

British Bible teacher and author David Pawson has died at the age of 90 after battling a number of health conditions. Newsbyemail Donate Firstname Emailaddress Don'tmissout!TickthisboxtoreceivegreatChristiancontentfromPremierandothers,keepuptodateandhearaboutwaysyoucansupportourwork.Youcanunsubscribeanytime.Findoutmoreabouthowwesafeguardyourdataandthetypesoforganisationsweworkwithinourprivacypolicy. SignMeUp Searchkeyword Suggestions TopStories MostRead PopularVideos UKNews EsteemedBibleteacherDavidPawsondiesaged90 Fri22May2020byMarcusJones BritishBibleteacherandauthorDavidPawsonhasdiedattheageof90afterbattlinganumberofhealthconditions. Inrecentyearshe'dsufferedwithbonecancerandamildformofParkinson'sdiseaseandwasreceivingcareatanursinghome. Friendssayhepassedpeacefully,withoutpain,onThursdaymorning. Tributeshavebeensharedacrosssocialmediabythosewho'vebenefitedfromhisministry. DavidPawsonhasgonetobewithJesus.Whatanextraordinarybibleteacher.HehadahugeimpactonmewhenIwassaved29yearsago.Eternallygrateful. —DaveLandrum(@DrDaveLandrum)May22,2020   SosorrytohearofthedeathofevangelistDavidPawson.Mayherestinpeaceandriseinglory —CindyKentMBE(@revcindy1)May21,2020   PawsonstudiedtheologyatCambridgeUniversitybeforejoiningtheRAFasachaplain.HeservedasaMethodistministerbeforeleadingseveralBaptistchurches. Duringhiscareer,heauthored81booksandproducedover300teachingvideos.Hewasalsoasoughtafterpreacheracrosstheworld. Pawsonwasknownforhisforthrightteaching,oftentacklingcontroversialsubjectssuchashell,salvation,Israelandmaleheadship. SteveDallyworkedalongsidehimoverthepastdecade.SpeakingtoPremierheexplainedwhyhismessagewassowellreceived. "Hewasn'tafraidoftacklingthecontroversialtopics,"hesaid."Andmorethananything,hesaid,nottobelieveanythingthathetaught,unlessyoucouldreaditforyourselfintheBible.AllhewantedpeopletodowastoreadtheBibleforthemselves." Inrecentyears,aspublicappearancesbecamefewer,Pawsonworkedonmakinghisteachingsaccessibleonline. DallytoldPremier itwasabigjobbut Pawsonknewitwasimportant. "WhenIstartedworkingwithhim11yearsago,Isaid,'what'syourvision?'Hesaid,'Iwantyoutomakemyteachingsavailabletoasmanyaspossible,intheirlocallanguages,atthelowestpossiblecost-freeifyoucan.HebelievedthatGodhadgivenhimtheknowledgefreelyandhejustwantedtodistributeittoeverybodyelse." Duetothecurrentpandemic,asmallfuneralisexpectedtotakeplaceinthecomingweeks,buttheministryiskeenforapublicmemorialtotakeplacewhensocialdistancingisnolongernecessary.Detailswillbeannouncedatalaterdate.   ContinuetheconversationonourFacebookpage ArticlebyMarcusJones MarcusJones isPremier'sgroupheadofnews AMonthlyGiftOf£10 MakesAWorldOfDifference Inaworldoffakenewsthere’sneverbeenagreaterneedforqualityChristianjournalism.Premier’smissionistoprovidetheChurchwiththemostuptodateandrelevantnews,toldfromaChristianperspective.Butwecan’tdoitwithoutyou. Unlikemanywebsiteswehaven'tputupapaywall—wewanttokeepourjournalismfreeatthepointofneedandasopenaswecan.Premier’snewsoutputtakesalotoftime,moneyandhardworktoproduce.NooneintheUKissharingnewslikeweareacrossradio,magazinesandonlinesopleasehelpustocontinuethattoday. Yourmonthlysupportwillmakeaworldofdifference.Thankyou. SupportUs SignuptoournewslettertostayinformedwithnewsfromaChristianperspective. Firstname Emailaddress Don'tmissout!TickthisboxtoreceivegreatChristiancontentfromPremierandothers,keepuptodateandhearaboutwaysyoucansupportourwork.Youcanunsubscribeanytime.Findoutmoreabouthowwesafeguardyourdataandthetypesoforganisationsweworkwithinourprivacypolicy. SignMeUp Connect Donate Donate UnsupportedBrowser Sorry,yourwebbrowserisnotcapableofsupportingthefeaturesrequiredbythiswebsite.Weadviseyouupgradeyourwebbrowserbeforecontinuingtousethiswebsite. Thefollowingwebbrowsersaresupportedbythiswebsite: ApplewebkitUI: Version537orlater MicrosoftInternetExplorer: Version11orlater MicrosoftEdge: Anyversion GoogleChrome: Version70orlater MozillaFirefox: Version65orlater AppleSafari: Version601orlater Opera: Version60orlater FacebookApp: Anyversion TwitterApp: Anyversion Pleasecontactyoursystemadministratorifyourequireassistanceupgradingorchangingyourwebbrowser.Wewillnotnotifyyouagainaboutthisuntilyounextrestartyourbrowser. Close