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John Gowans (13 November 1934 – 8 December 2012) was a Scottish clergyman, who was the 16th General of The Salvation Army from 1999 to 2002, succeeding General Paul Rader. He is also notable for pairing with General John Larsson in the composition of many songs and musicals.
Dec 8, 2012 · GENERAL John Gowans was promoted to Glory from a nursing home in South London today, 8 December 2012, at the age of 78, after a long period of declining health. General John Gowans, The Salvation Army’s international leader from 1999 to 2002, will be remembered for the unique, colourful and larger-than-life personality that he was.
Apr 18, 2013 · A tribute to General John Gowans who was Promoted to Glory on December 8th 2012. We look back at the life of General John Gowans and hear from the people who...
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Jun, 2021. A Salvation Army renaissance man, General John Gowans’s primary focus was on reaching and impacting the world for Christ through unique, creative methods and delivered through his dynamic (effervescent) personality! On November 13, 1934, Captains Jack and Elizabeth Gowans, welcomed John (the third of five sons) into their home in ...
Jan 22, 2013 · Much has been written about General John Gowans, but everyone seems to agree that he was certainly not a typical Salvation Army officer! I met John for the first time 60 years ago while visiting my officer parents in Bielefeld, West Germany, where he was doing his mandatory national service. I was stationed nearby in the Royal Air Force.
Sep 30, 2012 · In 1967 while serving at SA's International Training College in London Larsson met up with John Gowans. Scotsman Gowans was a talented writer and poet. John Larsson told Cross Rhythms how the famed duo first came together. "We first began writing together when The Salvation Army was planning a Youth Year for 1968.
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Dec 17, 2012 · THE Thanksgiving Service for the life and ministry of General John Gowans (Retired) was held at the William Booth College, Denmark Hill, London, on Friday 14 December 2012. Retired General John Larsson presided over a gathering of more than 450 people who came to praise God and celebrate the life of an extraordinarily gifted Salvationist leader.
