Leslie Griffiths
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Life peerage 30 June 2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Burry Port, Carmarthenshire | 15 February 1942
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Margaret |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Cardiff University |
Other offices
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Leslie John Griffiths, Baron Griffiths of Burry Port
Early life
Griffiths was born in Burry Port in Carmarthenshire, Wales, on 15 February 1942. He attended Llanelli Grammar School before studying at Cardiff University.[2]
Early ministry and career
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Griffiths became a
President and superintendent
In 1994, Griffiths became one of the few people to be elected
In 1996 he became superintendent minister at Wesley's Chapel, London. He retired in 2017 and preached his last sermon on 6 August. However, he returned to take services at Loughton monthly during 2018, when the church there was between ministers. He was created Baron Griffiths of Burry Port, of Pembrey and Burry Port in the County of Dyfed in 2004.[4]
On 20 August 2009, Griffiths published an article in the Methodist Recorder outlining a prospective plan for his "conditional ordination" by Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, in the Church of England. The plan was the subject of detailed discussion at the Methodist Conference (sitting in closed session) in 2008 and 2009 and the conference withheld consent for this move.
On 1 September 2011, Griffiths was appointed as the thirteenth president of the Boys' Brigade.[1]
In 2012, Griffiths was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.[5]
Arms
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References
- ^ a b "Lord Griffiths of Burry Port". UK Parliament. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1426716690.
- ^ Oxford Brookes University site: Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "No. 57344". The London Gazette. 5 July 2004. p. 8323.
- ^ Wales, The Learned Society of. "Leslie Griffiths". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Wesley's Chapel
- "Peerage for Revd Dr Leslie Griffiths" from The Methodist Church News Service
- "What Can We Learn from the Methodist Church of Haiti"