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Noel Brooks: A Life Shining and Burning, 1914-2006 by Marilyn A. Hudson will be available in a matter of weeks. The work includes biographical information, explores some of his work, and analyzes his role and legacy in Pentecostalism . Read some quotes of this remarkable man here.    A CreateSpace publication of a Whorl Books title.

The Reverend Noel Brooks (1914-2006) was an English clergy, educator, and author who ministered in the Wesleyan Methodist, the Elim Pentecostal Church, The Bible Pattern Fellowship (and wrote a biography of the leader and well known revivalist, George Jeffreys) and in the Pentecostal Holiness Church in both Great Britain and North America. 

Using letters, personal papers, unpublished manuscripts, interviews, examinations of numerous resources and analysis of the published writings of Brooks, the author presents an introduction to his life, work and the influences, which shaped his theology. This simple work seeks to examine some of the influences and explores, in their historical and social contexts, some of the major activities in the life of this man. 

A scholar whose life of spirituality, sacrifice, and insight left a lasting impression on all who had the privilege to know the man or read his work.

List Price: $15.00

5.06" x 7.81" (12.852 x 19.837 cm) 

Black & White on White paper

230 pages

ISBN-13: 978-1468025095 (CreateSpace-Assigned)

ISBN-10: 1468025090

BISAC: Biography & Autobiography / Religious

Author Marilyn A. Hudson has degrees in history and library and information studies from the University of Oklahoma. 

British Pentecostal Holiness College

The following is an exerpt from an upcoming biography of Noel Brooks and is used by permission of the author, Marilyn A. Hudson:

While serving as both a conference superintendent and pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Bristol, Brooks was involved with the establishment of a Bible College. In early 1960, the British Bible College was located in the city of Bristol.[1] A ‘prospectus’ for the college located the school at 24 Sydenham Road, Cotham, Bristol.  The board of education consisted of Noel Brooks, William Sherrard, R.J. Shackford, Charles Hopla, and Howard Wallis.  The faculty was Noel Brooks, Lawrence J. Harding, and Ian Davis.  Nora Brooks and Iris Harding rounded out the personnel as matron and secretary respectively.[2] 

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[1] Many titles from their library collection now reside in the Noel Brooks Collection in the SCU Library, Bethany, Oklahoma.

[2] “The Bristol Bible College of the Pentecostal Holiness Church – prospectus.”  Brochure with images; Noel Brooks Collection, Southwestern Christian University archives.

Fight for the Faith and Freedom: George Jeffreys by Noel Brooks

Part of the Noel Brooks Collection is a copy of this book by Noel Brooks about the reformer and founder of the Elim Movement in England, George Jeffreys.

Brooks was a member of the Elim movement, the Bible-Pattern Church Alliance before joining the Pentecostal Holiness Church in the mid-1950's.

Rev. Brooks was one time campaign manager and the official biographer of Jeffreys. (Synan, V. Old-Time Power. 1998, pg. 248, 251).

The collection is still being processed and indexed but has numerous article Brooks had writtern for early periodicals of the Elim and Bible-Pattern movements.

Access to parts of it will be by appointment only.

Brooks, Noel. Fight for Faith and Freedom, George Jeffreys, Revivalist and Reformer (Pattern Books, England: n.d. (ca. 1940).

According th WorldCat/FirstSearch, the following libraries have this book:

Fuller Theological Seminary (US)

Asbury Theological Seminary (US)

Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (US)

University of Oxford (UK)

University of Leicester (UK)

Institutions with no WorldCat record holding the book:

Southwestern Christian University (US)