William Livingstone Wallace

WALLACE, William (Bill) Livingstone. b. Christchurch, New Zealand, 9 March 1933; d. Christchurch, 26 February 2024. He completed a Diploma of Education at the University of Otago, and a BA in philosophy at the University of Auckland. He was active in the Student Christian Movement and as a student experienced working-class life. He entered the Methodist ministry in 1961 and spent his working life as a parish minister mainly in poorer urban areas until his retirement in 1995. For a time he chaired ‘Contemporary Hymns’ (New Zealand); (see under ‘Original New Zealand Hymn Writing’ in ‘New Zealand hymnody’*), and was hymn selector for a national television programme, ‘Praise Be’. Some of his...