Description
Childhood in a 1920s Welsh coalmine and the extraordinary courage that leads to rural America
Additional features:
Contains an extraordinary first-hand account of the hard life of a mining community in South Wales during the 1920s and 30s. Includes original photographs, a special prayer and an original meditation. Proceeds from the sale of this book are being donated to Christian Aid.
About the author:
Rev Kenneth Ernest Roach is a former coal miner and a retired URC pastor. He was born in Kenfig in South Wales. After working as a coal miner in Kenfig Colliery, he retrained as a minister and served as pastor in America and England. He was student pastor in Sherman Mills, Maine; he witnessed the early formation of the United Reformed Church when the Welsh Congregational chapel in Utica, New York, merged with its neighbour to form the Plymouth-Bathesda URC; and finally Ken returned to Bristol in the UK where he served as minister for Castle Green URC until his retirement. This book is his account of his journey.
