Newbigin, Lesslie: - (1909-1998) Lesslie Newbigin was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.
K., in 1909.
He lived in London, England, until his death in 1998..
In 1965 he was recalled by the Church of South India as Bishop in Madras and remained there until his retirement in 1974.
In 1962 he became the first director of the Division of World Mission and Evangelism, and Associate General Secretary of the World Council of Churches with headquarters in Geneva.
He was responsible for carrying through final negotiations for the merger with the World Council of Churches.
In 1959 Newbigin was called to be General Secretary of the International Missionary Council with offices in London and New York.
Other members of the committee included famous theologians such as Barth, Brunner, and Niebuhr.
He also served on the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches and as Chairman of the Advisory Committee on the main theme of the Second Assembly.
In 1947 Reverend Newbigin was consecrated Bishop in the Church of South India, formed by the union of Anglican, Methodist, and Reformed churches.
That same year Newbigin married Helen Henderson and the two of them left for India where he was to be missionary of the Church of Scotland.
He studied theology at Westminster College at Cambridge and was ordained by the Presbytery of Edinburgh, Church of Scotland in 1936.
He completed his undergraduate studies in Cambridge and then served as Staff Secretary of the Student Christian Movement in Glasgow, Scotland.
Newbigin, Lesslie: - (1909-1998) Lesslie Newbigin was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.
K., in 1909
