William Lummis - Ministry

Ministry

Lummis was ordained deacon in the Church of England in 1930. Moving back to his home county of Suffolk, his first living was at St Matthew's church, Ipswich, followed by other appointments in the county, including Rural Dean of South Elmham. In 1955, he became a Canon of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. After retirement, he went to live in Barham Broom in Norfolk, though he continued in the ministry, holding various part-time appointments in nearby parishes, and acting as Rural Dean of Higham.

Lummis ran Boy Scout troops from 1909, firstly at Shornecliffe and later at Aldershot, in India, and at Ipswich and Kesgrave until the late 1930s. In 1948 he was re-commissioned as a Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, with the Suffolk Army Cadet Force, and in 1950 became a lieutenant, also in the Suffok ACF, and continued to serve until his retirement in 1954.