Our deepest sympathies to his children, David, Patricia, Lynette and Billy. Brian was a great minister of the Church and in his retirement he and his late wife, Ruth and son, Billy, moved to Bathurst near Port Alfred in the Presbytery of Central Cape. Ruth died very recently and Brian had been deteriorating in recent months. My earliest memories of Brian are from the time I used to go down to Port Alfred from Grahamstown to preach (as a Student for the Ministry). Brian Woods and Edwin Pons were members of the congregation. It was a daunting task, to preach in a congregation in which two former Moderators of the General Assembly worshipped. Brian was always generous with his praise and constructive with his criticism.
One of Brian’s great vocations was to send a short letter of encouragement to newly elected Moderators of Assembly. I received a monthly letter from him beginning in September 2008 when I was elected and the last one came this September. Like Barnabas (known as the son of Encouragement), Brian encouraged me (and my predecessors) to lead the Church with grace.
Funeral arrangements will be made today and communicated through the Assembly office.
With love to all who read
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