George Albert Payne Spencer was born in Sutton-in Ashfield, England on 25th May 1926. Aged 12, he obtained a Scholarship to the Training Ship Mercury based in Southampton under the command of CB Fry, the famous cricketer, scholar and athlete. He boarded here for four years and was appointed Head Boy his final year.
Continuation of the article from last month’s issue … On Friday, 17th April, we travelled to Latingkhal in Manipur. We spent about two hours travelling together with Br Jacob and Br Nathaniel’s family on the Barak River. Due to the rainfall, the water was brown in colour. Br Levi’s father was already waiting for us in the boat that picked us up in Binnakandi and welcomed us.
The 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence takes place this month and Scott Paul Gordon, Professor and Andrew W. Mellon Chair at Lehigh University looks at the impact of the American revolution on the Moravian Church in Pennsylvania.
The sound of church bells, the colour of ceremonial robes and the sight of a civic procession winding through Bath's historic streets made for a memorable day on Saturday 6th June 2026. For Revd Lorraine Shorten, Minister of Weston Free Church (Moravian) and Coronation Avenue congregations, it also marked the beginning of an important new role as Chaplain to the newly elected Mayor of Bath, Councillor Ruth Malloy.
From Albania, Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands and the UK, women of the Moravian Church arrived at High Leigh Conference Centre. Why? For the European Women’s Conference (EWC). An opportunity to renew old friendships and make new friends, plus much chat and laughter filled the air.