Colin Morris (Methodist minister)

Christianity • Protestantism Colin Manley Morris (13 January 1929 – 20 May 2018) was an English Methodist minister, author, and broadcaster.

Born into a mining family in a village near Bolton,[1] after his ordination he served the Methodist Church in Northern Rhodesia for fifteen years.

[3] After returning from Zambia, Morris occupied prominent positions in British Methodism, becoming first the superintendent minister of Wesley's Chapel in London,[1] and subsequently General Secretary of the Church's Overseas Division.

[4] From early in his career, Morris was a regular speaker on the Thought for the Day segment of the BBC Radio 4 morning programme Today, with a radical perspective and an instantly recognisable voice.

[1] He subsequently held the posts of Head of Religious Broadcasting, Special Advisor to the Director-General, and Controller of BBC Northern Ireland.