History

Rev David Adeney was the founding Dean of DTC where he and his wife, Ruth, served from 1968 to 1976.  On his retirement from DTC, he was appointed the Dean Emiritus.

 

History Of DTC

Rev Adeney began his missionary service with China Inland Mission after his graduation from Cambridge University. He served in church-planting and student work in China for many years.

After his work in China, he served as Associate General Secretary of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) and was involved in the pioneering and establishing of many IFES groups in various countries of East Asia.

At the invitation of OMF, he founded and established DTC before handing the leadership of the Centre to Rev Howard Peskett. After his retirement from DTC and until his death in 1994, he continued to serve the Lord actively as Minister-at-large for OMF, speaking at student conferences and serving in China ministry.

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