David Watson (evangelist)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other persons of the same name, see David Watson.

David C K Watson (1933-1984) was an English Anglican priest, evangelist and author.

Watson was educated at Wellington College school and St. John's College, Cambridge where he converted to Christianity. He became involved with the ministry of E J H Nash. He became an ordained minister in the Church of England, starting work among the dock workers of Gillingham, Kent.


Watson became Curate-in-Charge of St. Cuthbert's, York in 1965 which had a congregation of just 6 and was twelve months away from redundancy. Eight years later the congregation had out-grown St. Cuthbert's and an array of annexes resulting in a move to St. Michael le Belfrey, York. As his ministry progressed, Watson was involved with missionary enterprises throughout the world and was a high profile advocate of reconciliation and ecumenism in Northern Ireland. He left St. Michael-Le-Belfrey in 1982 for London.


David Watson was a regular contributor to Renewal magazine, a publication of the interdenominational charismatic movement which started in the 1960s.

He died of cancer in 1984 after recording his fight with the disease in a book, "Fear No Evil".

[edit] Bibliography

  • Christian Myth and Spiritual Reality - (1967)
  • My God Is Real - (1971)
  • God's Freedom Fighters (US How to Win the War) 1972
  • One in the Spirit - (1973)
  • I Believe In Evangelism - (1976)
  • In Search Of God - (1974)
  • Live a New Life - (1978)
  • I Believe in the Church (1978)
  • Is Anyone There? - (1979)
  • Discipleship - (1981)
  • Jesus, Then and Now - (1983)
  • You Are My God : An Autobiography - (1983)
  • Fear No Evil - A Personal Struggle with Cancer - (1984)
  • Hidden Warfare - (1987)

[edit] Biographical study

  • David Watson (by Saunders / Sansom) - (1992)
  • David Watson: a portrait by his friends (by Edward ENGLAND) - (1985)

[edit] Video works

  • Jesus Then and Now - V. 1 - Beginnings and Temptation - (1983)
  • Jesus Then and Now - V. 2 - Disciples and Miracles - (1983)
  • Jesus Then and Now - V. 3 - Lifestyle and Prayer - (1983)
  • Jesus Then and Now - V. 4 - The Man and Opposition - (1983)
  • Jesus Then and Now - V. 5 - Crucifixion and Resurrection - (1983)
  • Jesus Then and Now - V. 6 - The Spirit and the New Age - (1983)