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William H. Pettit

1885 – 1985

New Zealand missionary

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About William H. Pettit

Lived 1885 – 1985 (aged 100). William H. Pettit was a New Zealand missionary.

William Haddow Pettit (13 April 1885 – 16 December 1985) was a Christian missionary to Bangladesh with the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society from 1910 to 1915, and a leader of the fundamentalist/evangelical movement in New Zealand in the 1920s and 1930s. He founded the Crusader Union of New Zealand in 1930 after hosting IVF preacher Howard Guinness, and played a leading role in the formation of the Inter-Varsity Fellowship of Evangelical Unions (NZ) (now known as Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship) in 1936. He later joined the Open Brethren.

He contributed a chapter on evolution to the book Heresies Exposed in 1921, which was edited by the British missionary to India, William C. Irvine. His credentials are listed as M.B. and Ch.B.

Pettit attended Nelson College from 1899 to 1903. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1919.

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Nelson College
Awards
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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William Haddow Pettit

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Frequently asked questions

Who was William H. Pettit?

New Zealand missionary

When was William H. Pettit born?

William H. Pettit was born on 13 April 1885.

When did William H. Pettit die?

William H. Pettit died on 16 December 1985.

What was William H. Pettit's occupation?

William H. Pettit was a missionary.

What nationality was William H. Pettit?

William H. Pettit was New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William H. Pettit

· Wikidata: Q8010548

· DBpedia: William H. Pettit

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