Derek Swann

The Welsh preacher Derek Swann went to be with his Lord at 10.30 pm last Monday night. He had been suffering with cancer. The funeral will be next Wednesday in The Heath church, Cardiff. A Congregationalist, I believe Derek began his ministry in Cwmbran in the late fifties but spent most of his ministry in Ashford, Middlesex, before retiring to Cardiff. He was a great encourager and part of that group of Lloyd-Jones/EMW men who had such a solid influence in Wales and beyond in the sixtes and seventies especially. He will be missed.

He spoke to us at LTS on pastoralia issues one time I recall in the eighties. I remember him describing pastoral ministry very honestly as 'staggering from crisis to crisis'. I remember thinking at the time it'll be a bit like that and it has been. More here. And here.