Major W. Ian Thomas

Walter Ian Thomas
Born September 13, 1914
Hampstead, London, England
Died August 1, 2007
Estes Park, Colorado, USA

W. Ian Thomas (13 September 1914-1 August 2007) was a Christian evangelical writer, theological teacher and founder of the Torchbearers bible schools.

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Biography

Early life

Ian Thomas was born in London on September 13, 1914.

He joined the British Army in World War II. Decorated with the D.S.O. (Distinguished Service Order) and the T.D. (Territorial Decoration). when the Germans surrendered Major W. Ian Thomas went and took the flag of surrender.

Life

After his service in the British Army, Ian Thomas was probably best known as a bible teacher, author and as the founder of both Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers (based at Capernwray Hall, England) and subsequently Torchbearers International (based in USA).

Books

His first book, "The Saving Life of Christ", seems to have had a profound effect on Bert Harned, M.D., and the many individuals he has discipled in his lifetime. This can be seen in Harned's book, "Any Old Bush - Christ Living In Us".

Death

Thomas died on August 1, 2007, at the age of 92.

Further reading

Ian Thomas on Torchbearers [1] Torchbearers main page [2] Capernwray main page [3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Ian Thomas http://torchbearers.gospelcom.net/html/major/major_index.html
  2. ^ Torchbearers http://torchbearers.gospelcom.net/
  3. ^ Capernwray http://www.capernwray.org.uk/