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Reverend Peter Spencer has died

Published:Thursday | February 6, 2020 | 9:40 AM
Reverend Peter Spencer - Contributed photo

Reverend Peter Spencer, former president of the Missionary Church Association in Jamaica, has died.

Spencer died at home on Sunday after a brief illness.

He was 80.

Spencer was widely regarded as a senior statesman of the Jamaican Church community.

He had given more than 50 years of service both to the MCAJ and the wider Christian community. 

In his lifetime, he was:

*Pastor of First Missionary Church, in Kingston
* President of the Jamaica Association of Evangelicals (now called Jamaica Evangelical Alliance)
* An executive member of the Evangelical Association of the Caribbean (EAC)
* Chairman of the board of Regent College of the Caribbean
* Chairman of the Kingston Keswick Council
* Chairman of the Jamaica Theological Seminary
* A member of the Executive Council of National Evangelistic Crusades

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