ALEXANDER BODDY
Pentecostal Anglican pioneer
By Gavin Wakefield. Paternoster. 246 pages. £17.99
ISBN 978-1-84227-346-3
Alexander Boddy (1854-1930), the Vicar of All Saints Church, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, was introduced to the ‘Pentecostal experience’ in September 1907 through Thomas B. Barratt, a minister based in Oslo, who visited Sunderland in answer to Boddy’s many requests.
Boddy was a compassionate man who made friends easily and discharged his parish duties most faithfully. He lived in a noisy, smoke-filled environment which took its toll on his health and eventually led to his moving to a country parish in later life. He attempted to discharge this duty even before his Pentecostal experience and is still remembered for his work with great fondness by former parishioners.
