David Sawyer

Provincial Grand Chaplain

Personal Details

David was born on 19 February 1940 in York. He is a committed member of the Salvation Army and became a full-time Minister and  Served as a Pastoral Minister in South Wales, Kent and Berkshire. David was appointed to the Headquarters of the Salvation Army Men’s Social Work Department in 1965 and served at the International Headquarters before returning to The Men’s Social Services for a further period after being Appointed as The Private Secretary and Personal Assistant to the Director of Social Services for Great Britain and Ireland. He then took a Post with Barking and Dagenham Social Services as the Superintendent of a Long Stay Children’s Transferred to Essex County Council and to the Education Department in particularbefore becoming Education Officer with Buckinghamshire County Council and Head Of the Education Welfare Service in Milton Keynes. David took early retirement in 1992 and worked for a period time with the Independent Counselling and Advisory Service and set up a chain of Four Charity Shops for the Salvation Army. He also became one of the Care Managers at Milton Keynes General Hospital.

Masonic History:

Craft:

• Initiated in 1981 in  Lodge of Integrity No  5149 in Chelmsford, Essex. Was Worshipful Master in February 1987.
• Appointed Past Provincial Standard Bearer in Essex in 1992.
• Founder Member of Longueville Lodge 9322 in 1989.
• Joined Buckinghamshire Masters Lodge 3305 in 1992.
• Appointed Past Provincial Senior Deacon ( Bucks) in 1996
• Founding Assistant Secretary of  Notarius Lodge 9662 in 1998
• Founding Secretary of Eric Deung Lodge 9695 in 1998
• Provincial Grand Almoner’s Co-ordinator in 2000
• Appointed Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works in 2000
• Appointed Provincial Grand Almoner in 2002.
• Appointed Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies in 2005
• Appointed Provincial Grand Chaplain in 2006.

The Holy Royal Arch

• Exalted in Oliver Chapter No 2812 in 1989.
• Founder of Longueville Chapter 9322 in 1994. Was MEZ in 1998.
• Joined Bucks First Principals Chapter 3305 in 1999.
• Appointed Provincial Grand Steward in 2001.
• Promoted to Past Provincial Grand Sojourner in 2004.
• Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies, Supreme Grand Chapter in 2006.