Francis Dixon

Francis Dixon

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Francis W. Dixon (1910–1985). Born in north London, England, in 1910, Francis W. Dixon grew up in a non-religious family but converted to Christianity in 1929 at age 19 through the preaching of Irish evangelist W.P. Nicholson. Initially working in business in London, he spent evenings and weekends preaching, feeling a call to full-time ministry. From 1940 to 1945, he pastored Hamilton Road Mission in Whitstable, Kent, and in 1945–1946 served as assistant minister to Alan Redpath at Duke Street Baptist Church, Richmond, London. In late 1946, he became pastor of Lansdowne Baptist Church in Bournemouth, where his evangelistic and expository preaching led to significant congregational growth over nearly three decades. Dixon’s warm, compelling gospel presentations and clear Bible teaching fed and challenged ordinary believers, with printed notes from his weekly Bible studies reaching a global mailing list of 40,000. A pioneer, he produced “Words of Life” sermon recordings, braille Bible studies, and a daily two-minute telephone ministry. A regular speaker at the Keswick Convention, he also undertook overseas preaching tours. Dixon authored booklets like Other Preachers’ Bones and Living in the Sunshine. Married, though family details are private, he retired in 1975 and died in 1985 in Bournemouth, saying, “The gospel is the good news of Jesus Christ for all who will receive it.”
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