W. P. Nicholson

William Patteson Nicholson (3 April 1876 – 29 October 1959^[1]) was a Presbyterian preacher and evangelist born in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Nicknamed "the Tornado of the Pulpit",^[2] Nicholson spent his early years on his father's cargo ship. He began to preach Christianity in 1899 at the age of 23 and was known for his "men-only" meetings. Nicholson used straightforward language which communicated to the common man.

In the Belfast shipyard of Harland & Wolff, a shed, named "the Nicholson shed", was erected to house stolen tools that newly converted workers were returning as a result of Nicholson's preaching.

• Goodbye God: Twelve Stirring Messages (Stanley Barnes, 1998)

• Barnes, Stanley All for Jesus: The Life of W.P. Nicholson, Ambassador Intl, 1996, ISBN 978-1-898787-83-9
• Murray, S W W P Nicholson: Flame for God in Ulster, Presbyterian Fellowship, Belfast, 1973
• Ravenhill, Leonard Billy Nicholson - The Irish Whitefield

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