Wellington’s new Dean tells his saga of sin and redemption

Friday, July 5th, 2013

At the height of his spending addiction, Wellington’s new Anglican dean Digby Wilkinson was “in a black hole” and didn’t know if he would ever get out.

In 2003, the pastor was 37 years old and addicted to spending, going as far as committing insurance fraud and stealing from members of his church to fuel his need.

Now he is the senior pastor at Palmerston North’s Central Baptist Church, and preparing for a relocation to Wellington after being named the dean of Wellington’s Anglican Cathedral of St Paul. Continue reading

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