Andrew Anderson was called home on 1 November 2025. FIEC President in 1987, Andrew was the first to serve a longer term, becoming President again from 1992 to 1995.
Born on 2 June 1935 in Mill Hill, London, Andrew was converted at an early age. He was married to Pearl, who survives him; they had two daughters, Fiona and Colleen. He attended LSE and led the Christian Union there and went on to train at London Bible College.
Andrew became pastor at a church in Kent for eight years, and in 1970 at Philip Street Baptist Church, where he stayed for 18 years. Philip Street was located in a former residential area of Bristol diminished by bombing in the war. Under Andrew’s ministry it became a significant preaching centre in Bristol that grew through conversions and Christians attracted by his ministry. The church also developed a large Christian youth work and a Sunday School ministry to nearby estates.
