New Wine is a not-for-profit Christian charismatic evangelical organisation based in England , United Kingdom . It equips Christian churches and leaders in spiritual renewal, worship and church planting.
8-558: The purpose of New Wine is "local churches changing nations". New Wine operates in England and multiple other nations worldwide. Rev Rich Johnson is the National Leader. Bishop Jill Duff is the Chair of Trustees. The organisation is based at 4a Ridley Avenue, London W13. New Wine was set up by the former Bishop of the then-diocese of Chile, Bolivia and Peru, David Pytches , in 1989. Pytches
16-570: A separate conference, called Soul Survivor , aimed at teenagers and young adults was established by the evangelist Mike Pilavachi , which ran until 2019. The conference has attracted a number of speakers prominent within the evangelical movement in the United Kingdom and the United States, including Baroness Caroline Cox , Jackie Pullinger , J.John , Heidi Baker , Bill Johnson , Francis Chan , Ken Costa and Brother Yun . New Wine Ireland
24-662: Is based in Belfast . It states its purpose as "working together to change the island of Ireland through a network of church leaders, our summer conference and training events." David Pytches George Edward David Pytches (9 January 1931 – 21 November 2023) was an English bishop of the Anglican Communion . He served as the Bishop of Chile, Bolivia and Peru . Pytches was also vicar of St Andrew's, in Chorleywood , England. He
32-652: The Soul in the City event was supported by a large donation received from a New Wine conference only days before. Pytches, along with Bishop C. FitzSimons Allison and four others, participated in the consecration in 2000, in Singapore , of two bishops opposed to the blessing of same-sex unions by the Episcopal Church USA . Pytches and his wife gave the leadership of New Wine over to John and Anne Coles in 2001, but still visited
40-558: The Valparaíso region in the Diocese of Chile, Bolivia and Peru ; in 1972 he became diocesan bishop of that diocese, serving until his return to England in 1977. Until 1996 he was Vicar of St Andrew's, Chorleywood , Hertfordshire, where he later lived in retirement by 2012. Pytches supported the Soul Survivor movement in England during its early days and throughout its history; for example,
48-471: The conferences every year and continued to speak there. Pytches's son-in-law, Christopher Cocksworth , was Bishop of Coventry from March 2008 until October 2023 and is now the Dean of Windsor . David Pytches died on 21 November 2023, at the age of 92. This biographical article about a Chilean religious figure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an Anglican bishop
56-597: Was heavily influenced by the founder of the Vineyard Church , John Wimber , who had held a number of conferences through the 1980s, leading to increased interest in the charismatic movement in the United Kingdom . The first New Wine Christian Conference was held in 1989 at the Royal Bath and West Showground , Somerset and attracted nearly 2,500 people. The event now attracts more than 14,000 people per year. In 1993
64-565: Was the author of many books, including Come Holy Spirit and his autobiography, Living at the Edge . He was the founder of the New Wine conferences with his wife Mary, who is also an author in the field of Christian counselling. Pytches was consecrated a bishop on 20 December 1970, by Kenneth Howell , Bishop of Chile, Bolivia and Peru , in St Paul's Church, Valparaíso , to serve as assistant bishop for
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