David James Payne (12 October 1931 – 8 March 2014) was an Anglican priest. Payne held the rectorships of Shackleford, Peper Harow and Odell, and the vicarship of Pavenham at various points. He was Warden of the Divine Healing Mission from 1978 to 1984.[1]
David Payne | |
|---|---|
| Church | Church of England |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1962 (deacon) by Harry Carpenter 1963 (priest) by George Reindorp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David James Payne 12 October 1931 St John's Wood, London, England |
| Died | 8 March 2014 (aged 82) Kentford, Suffolk, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | |
Early life and education edit
Payne was born in St John's Wood, London on 12 October 1931. He attended Sherborne School, an independent boarding school in Dorset,[2] before completing national service with the Durham Light Infantry in Egypt.[3] In 1951, he proceeded to Clare College, Cambridge, where he completed a B.A. in 1954 and M.A. in 1961 in the natural sciences.[4]
Payne spent three years as a biology master at Mill Hill School and Marlborough College. In 1958, he began work at Lee Abbey, Devon, and promptly trained for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, graduating with a B.A. (Hons) in 1960.[5]
Ordained ministry edit
Payne was ordained as a deacon in 1962 at Christ Church, Oxford by Harry Carpenter, Bishop of Oxford, and as a priest in 1963 at Guildford Cathedral by George Reindorp, Bishop of Guildford.[1] He began his career as a curate at Great Faringdon from 1962 to 1963 and Christ Church, Guildford from 1963 to 1966. In 1966, he was appointed to two rectorships: Shackleford and Peper Harow,[6] which he left in 1973 to accept the rectorhsip of Odell[7] and vicarship of Pavenham.[8]
In 1978, Payne left Odell and Pavenham and was given the post of Warden of the Divine Healing Mission.[Note 1] In 1984, he left the Divine Healing Mission and was given the rectorship of Wraxall, Somerset. He retired to Cambridge in 1992.[9]
Death edit
Payne died in Kentford, Suffolk on 8 March 2014.[4] His funeral was held on 1 April at St Mary's Church, Burwell.[3]
Explanatory notes edit
- ^ The Divine Healing Mission (later renamed the Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre) was a revival of the Ministry of Healing by the Church of England. It is located in Crowhurst, East Sussex.
References edit
- ^ a b "David James Payne". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing.
- ^ "THE OLD SHIRBURNIAN SOCIETY" (PDF). The Shirburnian. 7: 70. 2000. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b Rev David Payne, 12th October 1931 – 8th March 2014 at ALL SAINTS' ODELL CHURCH NEWS - May 2014
- ^ a b "Obituaries" (PDF). The Clare Association: 103. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Crook, Colin (Summer 2014). "Tribute to Revd David Payne" (PDF). Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre: 10. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Parish Mags Old, March 1967
- ^ Reverend David Payne, Vicar of All Saints’ Odell at CHURCH NEWS - September 2008
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory 2014-2015 : a directory of the clergy of the Church of England, the Church in Wales, the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Church of Ireland. Church House Publishing. 2013. p. 617. ISBN 9780715110690 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ UK Christian handbook. London : Evangelical Alliance : Bible Society : MARC Europe. 1982. p. 167. ISBN 9780950839608 – via Internet Archive.