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 the "Wickliffe Preachers", it established the Kensit Memorial Bible College in Finchley in 1905; this opened in 1908.

Contemporary activities

The PTS is still active and is based in Fleet Street, London. It has organised protests against Catholic services at Hampton Court Palace. A bookstore in Fleet Street is a particular ministry maintained by the Society.

Current, prominent members

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

The Society's 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 from returning to his parish duties at Darlington, England.

Varied piety assessments of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor

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 'deeply' apparent piety of the Duke and Duchess and defended by PTS.

See also

• Robert Anderson Jardine#An unprecedented marriage

• Alfred Blunt#Speech and abdication crisis

External links

• Official site