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David Thomas (minister)
David Thomas (1811-1876) was a Victorian Congregationalism, Congregationalist minister, who was minister at Cotham Church, Highbury Chapel in Cotham, Bristol from 1844 to 1875. Early Life David Thomas was born 16 August 1811, the youngest child of a haulier in Merthyr Tydfil, Methyr Tydfil, who died when Thomas was an infant. His mother was a devout Presbyterian Church of Wales, Calvinist Methodist, who took him to prayer meetings three or four times a week, inspiring in him an early interest in religion. Thomas was educated in Methyr at a school kept by the Welsh poet and author, Taliesin Williams. He left school aged sixteen and went to work as a clerk at the headquarters of Barclays, Barclays Bank in Lombard Street, London, where he stayed three years. Career Thomas had long wished to be a minister and went to study at Highbury College, London, which was the leading Nonconformist (Protestantism), nonconformist theological college in the country. After two years he proceede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congregationalism
Congregationalism (also Congregational Churches or Congregationalist Churches) is a Reformed Christian (Calvinist) tradition of Protestant Christianity in which churches practice congregational government. Each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs. These principles are enshrined in the Cambridge Platform (1648) and the Savoy Declaration (1658), Congregationalist confessions of faith. The Congregationalist Churches are a continuity of the theological tradition upheld by the Puritans. Their genesis was through the work of Congregationalist divines Robert Browne, Henry Barrowe, and John Greenwood. In the United Kingdom, the Puritan Reformation of the Church of England laid the foundation for such churches. In England, early Congregationalists were called ''Separatists'' or '' Independents'' to distinguish them from the similarly Calvinistic Presbyterians, whose churches embraced a polity based on the governance of elders; this commitment to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
