William Bengo' Collyer

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William Bengo' Collyer

1782–1854

A popular English Congregational minister and religious writer, he was known in his day for eloquent preaching and widely read devotional and theological works. His career linked pastoral work, public speaking, and a steady stream of religious publishing.

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The Proportions of Christian Liberality A sermon, preached before a Monthly Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches, held at Trevor Chapel, Brompton, April 8, 1824

The Proportions of Christian Liberality A sermon, preached before a Monthly Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches, held at Trevor Chapel, Brompton, April 8, 1824

by William Bengo' Collyer

About the author

Born in 1782, he was educated at the Leathersellers' Company school in Lewisham and later studied at Homerton. While still very young, he became minister of a Congregational church at Peckham, a post he held for the rest of his life.

He built a strong reputation as a preacher and lecturer, and contemporary accounts describe him as one of the better-known Nonconformist ministers of his time. Alongside his ministry, he wrote extensively on religion and theology, which is why his name appears on many 19th-century sermons, lectures, and devotional works.

Collyer died in 1854. Sources consistently identify him as both a minister and a religious writer, and his lasting reputation rests on that combination of pastoral influence and prolific authorship.