Hay, Rev. William

- bn - d. 1958. Pastor. Trained at Spurgeon’s College, London, and Baptist Theological Seminary, Toronto. Churches: (U.K.) Grantown-on-Spey; (N.Z.) Hanover St 1903-12; (Can.) Nassau St, Winnipeg 1914-?. Union Preacher 1906/7. President Union 1909/10. Union Committee 1904-06; 1910/11. Hay had an influential ministry at the Hanover St church, initiating the building of both a new Sunday School and a new Church and seeing marked growth in membership. He was widely involved in civic life in Dunedin and in 1907 was elected President of the Dunedin Council of Churches. After pastorates and further training in Canada he returned to London, where he initiated and directed the Bible College Fellowship out of a desire to train young men and women for ministry. Ref.: Obituary: NZB June 1958, 431.