Day 69: Praying for Tenby and the Pembrokeshire area (1942)

Join with Salvationists of the Wales Division for day 69 of 150 days of prayer.

• ‘My Lord, Almighty Lord, Israel’s God, do not let anyone who trusts you become ashamed because of me’ (Psalm 69:6, EasyEnglish Bible). 

1942

Lambert House, a young women’s residence opened, in Cardiff. However, Pembroke Dock Corps, which had opened in 1883, closed on 26 May 1942. (It was to re-open in March 1943, close again in March 1954, re-open once more in December 1958 and then close on 4 November 1966.)

While William Booth was keen on opening new corps, he wasn’t averse to closing them as well. In 1877 he closed nine Christian Mission stations. Among them was Bromley in South London, which almost a decade later reopened as a Salvation Army corps and is alive and well today. 

Salvationists from Tenby still have a ministry in Pembroke and Pembroke Dock, so the story is still being told.

A photograph of Pembroke Dock Band, dated 1920, shows 16 uniformed members, including the only woman. Her husband stated in a letter: ‘She lived in Pembroke but went to the Docks Corps so she could play in the band, there being no band in Pembroke.’

Prayer

• Pray for Tenby Corps as they welcome visitors to the town in the busy holiday periods and, at the end of September, the annual Iron Man Wales event.
• Pray for them as they minister all-year round to their community.