Obituaries in 2024

Pamela Neville: 1932-2023

'A long life of extraordinary service to Christ and the Baptist denomination - to hundreds over her lifetime she was organiser, 'sister', 'Mother’, friend, confidant, wise advisor, mentor and a model of faithful, fruitful Christian service'

The Revd Raymond Charles Bolton: 1918-2024

Baptist minister who faithfully told the story of God’s love in Jesus for more than 80 years

The Revd David Joynes: 1931-2022

Baptist minister whose pastorate at Beulah Baptist Church on 'the outskirts of industrial Oldham' extended more than 52 years

Joyce Mary Wainwright: 1934-2024

Served with BMS World Mission for more than 25 years and then as a deacon and church secretary with Long Buckby and Brington Baptist Church, Joyce lived a full and blessed life and was a faithful servant to her Lord

The Revd Eric Bray: 1936-2024

Baptist minister who was a deep, inquiring and restless thinker, and whose integrity was demonstrated in his dedicated and unshowy pastoral work

The Revd Delvin Knower: 1937-2024

Baptist minister who took delight in God’s word, had a passion for sharing the Gospel and touched many lives

The Revd Jane Powell: 1946-2024

Midwife-turned-Baptist minister who 'grasped that nursing and ministry in the church and in the wider community are all part of the one seamless garment of Christ’s healing grace'

The Revd Nathaniel Belton Hall: 1931-2024

Former Baptist minister and Superintendent who also served with BMS World Mission in Nepal in retirement

The Revd Raymond Herbert Whitfield: 1928-2024

Served with BMS in India before returning to England, Ray was a Baptist minister with 'a big heart for caring for people'

John Raymond Hanson MA: 1927-2024

'In the death of J R Hanson, Baptists in the north of England have lost a great stalwart who gave his undoubted gifts to supporting Baptist life across the north'

The Revd Dr Brian Haymes: 1940-2024

The Revd Dr Brian Haymes, who died suddenly on 17 July 2024 at the age of 84, was among the greatest British Baptist figures of modern times, and a dear friend to myself and many others, writes Paul Fiddes