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The Simeon's Trustees, of what was called the Simeon Fund, are responsible for the patronage (or a share of the patronage) in over 160 Church of England parishes. [15] There is also a Charles Simeon Trust, founded in 2001, [16] and the Charles Simeon Institute, established in 2014, [17] that operate in the United States and Canada.
The logo of Church Missionary Society in 1799. The original proposal for the mission came from Charles Grant and George Udny of the East India Company and David Brown, of Calcutta, who sent a proposal in 1787 to William Wilberforce, then a young member of parliament, and Charles Simeon, a young clergyman at Cambridge University.
Charles Simeon was born in Grazeley, Berkshire, England in 1816 into a wealthy family. [1] [2] He was baptised in St Helens on the Isle of Wight, where his family came from.. He was the second son of Sir Richard Simeon, 2nd Baronet and his wife Louisa Edith Barrington, the oldest daughter of Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington, 10th Baron
William Grant Broughton, Bishop 1853 ... 13 Charles Simeon of Cambridge, Pastor, 1836. ... First General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, 1893 ...
Charles Simeon (1759–1836) was a leading evangelical cleric. Charles Simeon was the most influential leader of evangelical Anglicanism. He established the Simeon Trust, a fund that became a major source of evangelical patronage. By the time of his death, the Trust controlled the livings of 42 churches, including Bath Abbey.
Charles, who became king last year after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, set up the charity in 1976 to tackle high youth unemployment and so far it has supported over a million young ...
The church was originally known as "Trinity" when it was first opened, then "Holy Trinity" before reverting to its original name. It is part of the Church of England and is a major contributor to the New Wine network. The Church has around 1000 members, making it one of the largest churches in the UK.
The society was active in the establishment of Christ Church, Jerusalem, the oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, completed in 1849. [10] In 1863, the society purchased property outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. In 1897, they opened a hospital on the site, designed by architect Arthur Beresford Pite. Today, the building ...