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Adapted from biography in "History of Appanoose County, Iowa"
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Birth==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">Evangelist David Lawrence was born July 22, 1895, in Treherbet, South Wales, the son of David John and Gwendolyn Griffiths Lawrence. He was one of four children -- two sisters, Margaret Lawrence and Elizabeth Ann Rees, and a brother, Dr. Tom Lawrence.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Marriage==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">He was married to Frances Edna Norris on February 17, 1929, at Numa, Ia.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==WW1==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">During World War I, he served in the Royal Medical Corps with the British Army. For ten years following the war, he served with a group of Christian Evangelists known as The Pilgrim Preachers, who toured the British Isles. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Mr. Lawrence came to the United States in 1927, then returned to Wales in 1928, then came back to the states in 1929, the year he was married to Miss Norris.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Testimony==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">Mr. Lawrence said two of the most memorable moments in his life was when he was converted to God in 1914, in Wales, and when he became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1933 in Appanoose County, Iowa. He was always proud and happy to be a citizen of the United States.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Serviceman Ministry==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">During World War II, he worked in Christian canteens for service men in various cities of the United States. </span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">From 1947 through 1950, he led a group of young Christian men known as "Gospel Messengers on Tour." He had been a minister for 49 years, and during that time served the Gospel Chapel in Centerville, Iowa, until his death.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Radio Ministry==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">He had been in charge of a radio program, "Gospel Tidings" over radio station KCOG since its inception in 1949.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Death==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">David Lawrence died August 3, 1963, and was buried in Jerome, Iowa, cemetery.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Sources==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">''* History of Appanoose County, Iowa; (''</span><span class="Apple-style-span">Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1986) via [http://thejeromejournal.blogspot.com/search/label/Gospel%20Hall Jerome Journal] retrieved 9-7-2018</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Birth==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">Evangelist David Lawrence was born July 22, 1895, in Treherbet, South Wales, the son of David John and Gwendolyn Griffiths Lawrence. He was one of four children -- two sisters, Margaret Lawrence and Elizabeth Ann Rees, and a brother, Dr. Tom Lawrence.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Marriage==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">He was married to Frances Edna Norris on February 17, 1929, at Numa, Ia.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==WW1==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">During World War I, he served in the Royal Medical Corps with the British Army. For ten years following the war, he served with a group of Christian Evangelists known as The Pilgrim Preachers, who toured the British Isles. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Mr. Lawrence came to the United States in 1927, then returned to Wales in 1928, then came back to the states in 1929, the year he was married to Miss Norris.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Testimony==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">Mr. Lawrence said two of the most memorable moments in his life was when he was converted to God in 1914, in Wales, and when he became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1933 in Appanoose County, Iowa. He was always proud and happy to be a citizen of the United States.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Serviceman Ministry==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">During World War II, he worked in Christian canteens for service men in various cities of the United States. </span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">From 1947 through 1950, he led a group of young Christian men known as "Gospel Messengers on Tour." He had been a minister for 49 years, and during that time served the Gospel Chapel in Centerville, Iowa, until his death.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Radio Ministry==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">He had been in charge of a radio program, "Gospel Tidings" over radio station KCOG since its inception in 1949.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Death==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">David Lawrence died August 3, 1963, and was buried in Jerome, Iowa, cemetery.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">==Sources==</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span">''* History of Appanoose County, Iowa; (''</span><span class="Apple-style-span">Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1986) via [http://thejeromejournal.blogspot.com/search/label/Gospel%20Hall Jerome Journal] retrieved 9-7-2018</span>
