Geoffrey Cyril Bingham | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1919 Goulburn, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA |
| Died | 3 June 2009 (aged 90) |
| Parents | Horace Bingham and Eileen nee Dowling |
| Spouse | Laurel nee Chapman |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Alma mater | Moore Theological College |
Reverend Geoffrey Cyril Bingham AM, MM, (6 January 1919 – 3 June 2009) was an Australian author and Minister in the Anglican Church of Australia.[1] Geoff Bingham was born in Goulburn, New South Wales. He was awarded the Military Medal for service in Singapore before its fall in World War II, after which he was a prisoner of war at Changi Prison. His citation for the Member of the Order of Australia (2005) was "for service to the community through Christian ministry, encouraging cross-cultural theological education and as an author".[2]
He trained at Moore Theological College, ministered at the Garrison Church in Sydney then served as a missionary under the aegis of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in Pakistan from 1957–1967, where he was founding Principal of the Pakistan Bible Training Institute at Hyderabad, Pakistan.
He was also one of the founding members of the Austral-Asian Christian Church, AACC.
From 1967-1973 he was Principal of the Bible College of South Australia (then Adelaide Bible Institute) after which he formed New Creation Publications (later New Creation Teaching Ministry)
References[]
- ↑ Lesley Hicks, with John Sandeman (17 June 2009), His ministry was wider than one church: Geoffrey Bingham 1919-2009, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, p. 18
- ↑ (26 January 2005), The Advertiser, p. 10
External links[]
- New Creation Library
- Bingham Romans study series on YouTube
- Sermon with report of radio interview with Rev Geoffrey Bingham, author of Love is the Spur
- New Creation Teaching Ministry
- Books by Geoffrey Bingham (large file)
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