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- Simeon died, unmarried, on 13 November 1836, and was buried on 19 November in King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
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He began his ministry as deputy to Christopher Atkinson (1754–1795) at St Edward King and Martyr, Cambridge. Atkinson introduced him to John Venn and Simeon then met Henry Venn, confirming his evangelical and Calvinist views. [4] Simeon received the living of Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge, in 1783.
In April, 1831, Charles Simeon was 71 years old. He had been the pastor of Trinity Church, Cambridge, England, for 49 years. He was asked one afternoon by his friend, Joseph Gurney, how he had surmounted persecution and outlasted all the great prejudice against him in his 49-year ministry.
May 12, 2021 · In England, the Wesleyan movement had transformed the life of the masses. The state church lagged behind, but revival followed here also, an outstanding figure of which was Charles Simeon (1759-1836) of the University of Cambridge.
In 1782 Simeon was made Minister of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Cambridge. In this pastorate he lived and expressed the love of Christ to society around him, for decade after decade, in spite of countless vicissitudes.
Oct 24, 2020 · In the spiritual darkness of the period, Simeon grew in his faith and felt called to be a preacher of the gospel and his thoughts turned to a local church, Holy Trinity Church in the centre of Cambridge. (Here can I admit a personal interest? It's where I met my wife Killy – the then-vicar's daughter – when I led a mission in Cambridge in 1981.
Among the many people influenced by Simeon was the Evangelical leader, Henry Martyn (1781-1812), who, inspired by Simeon, abandoned his intention of going into law and instead devoted his life and his considerable talents to preaching the Gospel as a missionary in India and Persia.
Aug 8, 2008 · Simeon, an untiring activist, also helped found evangelistic organizations like the London Jews Society, the Religious Tract Society, and the British & Foreign Bible Society.
