Protestant Truth Society

The Protestant Truth Society (PTS) is a Protestant religious organisation based in London, United Kingdom.

History of the organization=

It was founded by John Kensit in 1889, to protest against the influence of Roman Catholicism within the Church of England and the nation. In 1898 it sent out the first band of "Wickliffe Preachers" to spread the message. To train them, it established the Kensit Memorial Bible College in Finchley in 1905; this opened in 1908.

The PTS is still active and is based in Fleet Street, London. It has organised protests against Catholic services at Hampton Court Palace.

Current, prominent members

The current chairman of PTS is the Reverend Dominic Stockford, Pastor of Christ Church, Teddington.

The current vice-chairman is Rev Edward Malcolm, pastor at St Mary's, Castle Street, in Reading.

Past affiliation

Noted members of PTS have included the Rev Robert Anderson Jardine, who, in 1937, conducted the wedding of the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield, for which action Mr. Jardine was subsequently prevented to returning to his parish duties at Darlington, England. In contrast to the Bishop of Bradford, the Rt. Rev. Alfred Blunt whose public doubts about then King Edward VIII's religious convictions first broke the story of the Abdication Crisis in the British press, Mr. Jardine was later noted by the New York Times as having stressed his belief in the great piety of the Duke and Duchess and defended by PTS.

External links

• Official site