Our History    

The Faith Mission is an interdenominational, evangelical and evangelistic home mission that has its roots in the UK & Ireland. The LORD raised up the work of The Faith Mission under the leadership of a young Glasgow businessman called John George Govan. Mr Govan had once contemplated working with the Salvation Army in India. He had also considered working with the China Inland Mission. However, God was not calling him to the villages of India or China; God was calling him to the needy villages of Great Britain and Ireland with the life changing message of the Gospel.

It is safe to say that The Faith Mission was born in the fires of revival and spiritual awakening. The early years of the mission's history are marked by numerous and significant revivals, that literally shook the villages of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1950, Dr. Graham Scroggie observed, "Throughout two generations and over wide areas they [Faith Mission workers] have lit the fires of revival." Perhaps the most well known revival is what has been called the 'Lewis Awakening' (1949-52). The Island of Lewis in Scotland's outer Hebrides, was literally transformed by this and previous movements of the Spirit of God. The Rev'd Duncan Campbell, a Faith Mission evangelist, was God's chosen instrument during what was, for many souls, terrible days of Holy Spirit conviction that resulted in triumphant years of what could simply be called, 'Heaven on earth'.

A Toronto minister invited The Faith Mission to start a similar work in the villages and rural communities of Canada. In the year 1927 two workers from the UK were dispatched and the Canadian work commenced.

Why are we called The 'Faith' Mission? Mr Govan was deeply impacted and impressed by the ministry of the late Hudson Taylor and the China Inland Mission. It was Hudson Taylor who said, "God's work done in God's way never lacks God's supply." Based on this principle, Mr Govan commenced the work with a total dependence upon God to supply each and every need. No appeals for financial support, no fundraising efforts, and a strict 'No Debt' policy have been maintained since its inception. The worker appeals alone to God, who has promised to supply every need "according to His riches in glory." The Faith Mission (in Canada) has proved this promise to be true as God has been so faithful in supplying every need.

What do we do?

• Conference retreats for men and women
• Christmas banquets
• Children's work - VBS, kids' clubs, special meetings
• Camps
• Youth work
• Teacher Training Workshops
• Pulpit supply
• Visitation
• Weekly Bible studies
• Services for Seniors
• Monthly prayer meetings
• and much more!

Associate Missions:

The Faith Mission Mr John Townend, General Director Govan House 548 Glimerton Road Edinburgh EH17 8QG  United Kingdom +44 (0) 131 664 5814	The Faith Mission Bible College Rev. John Brand, Principal 2 Drum Street Gilmerton Edinburgh EH17 8QG  United Kingdom +44 (0) 131 664 4336
Africa Evangelistic Band (AEB) P.O. Box 782 Parrow 7500 Western Cape South Africa	Mission-Foi-Evangile Rue de l'Hôtel Dieu 45160 Olivet France

Three-fold Goal:

• Evangelism - Acts 1:8
• Prayer - Philippians 4:16
• Revival - II Chronicles 7:14

Board of Directors

• Edwin Hoey, President
• James Illman, Vice-President
• David Scott, Treasurer
• Ousman Ali
• Jack Bell
• Hans Bock
• W. Ron Hatch
• Robert Herd
• Martin Quigley
• William Robb
• David Robson
• Rev. Raymond Thompson

Council of Reference

• Rev. Wm. Clayton
• Rev. Grover Crosby
• Dr. Gerald B. Griffiths
• Dr. A.P. Lee
• Dr. John Moore
• Dr. Ted Randall
• Rev. James Reese
• Dr. Ian Rennie
• Dr. J. Weatherall

Statement of Doctrine

• We believe the Bible is the fully inspired Word of God.
• We believe in the Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the same in Substance and equal in power and Glory.
• We believe in the Virgin Birth, sinless life, substitutionary death and bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
• We believe in the fall of man, and preach the New Birth, giving here and now eternal life and bringing assurance of forgiveness of sins on the ground of the Atonement.
• We believe in the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit resulting in heart purity and enduement of power for life and service.
• We believe service to be the privilege and duty of every Christian.
• We believe in the unity of the Spirit of all true believers.
  We believe in the resurrection of the body; the certain, imminent and visible Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; the eternal blessedness of the saved and the eternal punishment of the lost.