Donald Gee

In October 1905, Seth Joshua, the Welsh revival preacher, was invited to his church to hold a mission.

Joshua had a great influence upon the young Evan Roberts and the Welsh Revival, but from the mission in London only three were saved, Donald Gee being one of them.

Of this man's ministry Gee says "the first seven years of my Pentecostal experience were spent under the powerful influence of a pastor who was a shining example of his office."

He was a social outcast; most often he worked to the point of utter physical exhaustion, and the Gees continued tithing with little to live on.

At odd times he had opportunities to preach in some Pentecostal fellowship in London, sometimes cycling ten miles.

That same year at the Swanwick convention it came to light that his old pastor, Saxby, had embraced the 'ultimate reconciliation' teaching, that hell would but last a short time and that finally all would be saved—even Judas.

In 1922 the church bought a new building called 'Bonnington Toll Hall'; over the next years men like Jeffreys, Burton, A. H. Carter and Smith Wigglesworth ministered there.

Gee brought correction to the abuses of Spiritual gifts and systematically taught the people the Word.

In 1924 Gee was one of a small group who met together to bring about the formation of Assemblies of God in Great Britain and Ireland.

He helped to advance the cause of the incipient charismatic movement by drawing attention to new spiritual developments in the mainline churches and he tracked the career of David du Plessis in Pentecost.

In 1951 he was approached by the board of Governors for the newly acquired Assemblies of God college at Kenley to become Principal; he accepted.

He was able to leave a mark upon the students who were setting out to serve God drawing on years of Pastoring and travel.

On 20 July 1966, while travelling in a taxi in London, Donald Gee, the 'Apostle of Balance', died of a heart attack.

"[4] In Mattersey Hall college, England, is the Donald Gee Centre, which contains a library dedicated to Pentecostal and Charismatic research.

[5] External Link: An audio recording of Donald Gee teaching on the subject of "Spiritual Gifts".