JONES-ROBERTS, Evan, Rev., M.A. (1901-1978)
Memorial minute Presbytery of Flinders 1978
The Presbytery of Flinders records a minute of sincere appreciation of a former member, the late Reverend Evan Jones-Roberts, M.A. who died on 20th June 1978. The court gives thanks to God for his long and faithful ministry, and commends him to the care of the Shepherd of Souls. His funeral service was conducted at the Welsh Presbyterian Church in Melbourne and afterwards to the Springvale Crematorium onn 22nd June; the Rev. J.D. Griffiths officating assisted by the Rev. Dr. F. Vanclay. Sympathy was expressed to his widow and family by the Rev. K. Dyster on behalf of the Presbytery.
The Rev. E. Jones-Roberts served the church in Wales, England and Victoria faithfully and effectively. He was born in Marionethshire in North Wales on 25th August 1901. He preached his first sermon at the age of 17 years. He attended the University of Cardiff and the theological colleges of Bala and Aberystwyth in Wales, and was Ordained to the ministry in 1930. He as Called to a Charge in Montgomeryshire where he ministered until Christmas 1935. A Call to the Parkhill Calvanistic Methodist Church in Bangor Wales for ten years was followed by a ministry at St.John's Warrington, Lancashire. He obtained his Master of Arts Degree at Liverpool in England.
In June 1949 he came to Australia and settled at Mansfield. In August 1953 he left there for East and North Brunswick where he served until 1961. It was then that he came to the Presbytery of Flinders where he ministered at Cranbourne from 1961 to 1969.
Upon his retirement, due to ill health in 1969, he continued supply teaching, and the day before his death he conducted the service and celebrated Holy Communion in the Welsh Church in which the funeral service was conducted.
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