George Edward David Pytches (9 January 1931 – 21 November 2023) was an English bishop of the Anglican Communion.
He was the founder of the New Wine conferences with his wife Mary, who is also an author in the field of Christian counselling.
[1] Pytches supported the Soul Survivor movement in England during its early days and throughout its history; for example, the Soul in the City event was supported by a large donation received from a New Wine conference only days before.
Pytches and his wife gave the leadership of New Wine over to John and Anne Coles in 2001, but still visited 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.