
Jim Allen (d. 2021) was a gifted Bible teacher, evangelist and author from Northern Ireland. Saved at the age of seventeen through meetings associated with Bleary Gospel Hall, County Armagh, he was subsequently baptised and received into assembly fellowship. Following a distinguished career in education, including senior teaching positions in Northern Ireland and Malaysia, he was commended to full-time missionary service in Malaysia in 1968.
For over fifty years, he faithfully preached the gospel and taught God's Word throughout the UK and internationally, becoming widely respected for his careful exposition of Scripture, scholarly insight and humble manner. His writings include commentaries on 1 Timothy and Revelation in the What the Bible Teaches series, alongside Daniel Reconsidered and Revelation Revisited, published by Scripture Teaching Library, which he helped establish. Despite personal bereavements and declining health, he remained devoted to the Lord's work until his homecall on 30 November 2021.
Jim Baker (1934–2016) was born in Liverpool and spent most of his life in Scotland, where he settled in 1966. Saved at the age of eight, he developed an early love for the Scriptures and became a gifted Bible teacher, preacher and much-loved servant of the Lord. Alongside a forty-year career in the Health Service, he travelled extensively throughout the UK and overseas, ministering God's Word and leading profitable Bible Readings with clarity, warmth and an unflappable manner.
A dedicated student of Scripture and prolific contributor to Christian publications, Jim served as joint editor of Believer's Magazine for sixteen years and conducted its Question Box for almost twenty-five years. His writings include commentaries on 1 Timothy and Daniel in the What the Bible Teaches series, alongside contributions to Day by Day and Assembly Testimony publications. Remembered for his warm-hearted nature, infectious smile and faithful exposition of Scripture, he left a lasting legacy of encouragement and blessing among the Lord's people.
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