Hopkin Bevan (1765–1839) was a
Calvinist Methodist
Calvinistic Methodists were born out of the 18th-century Welsh Methodist revival and survive as a body of Christians now forming the Presbyterian Church of Wales. Calvinistic Methodism became a major denomination in Wales, growing rapidly in the 1 ...
minister and writer.
Early life
Born 4 May 1765, his parents were Rees and Mary Bevan of Cilfwnwr,
Llangyfelach
Llangyfelach is a village and community located in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Llangyfelach is situated about 4 miles north of the centre of Swansea, just west of Morriston. It falls within the Llangyfelach ward. To the west is open ...
in
Glamorgan
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As a boy he attended school in his hometown, and then was schooled in
Swansea
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. He joined the Methodists in Gopa Fach in 1788
and began preaching about 1792.
Career
Ordained in
Llandeilo in the summer of 1811, he was among the first ordained Calvinist Methodist ministers.
He was a minister at the Bethel chapel in Llangyfelach.
His written works include; ''Ychydig Hanes neu Goffawdwriaeth'' (1838), ''Hymnau a Phenillion'' (1838), and his autobiography (1840). He died 29 December 1839, and was buried in Bethel chapel in Llangyfelach.
References
1765 births
1839 deaths
Welsh religious leaders
Methodist ministers
Welsh writers
Welsh Methodist hymnwriters
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