William P. Atkinson

Rev. Dr William P. Atkinson. Having grown up in London, England, William studied medicine in Edinburgh, Scotland. After working briefly as a medical doctor, he heard God's call to church ministry and took up a position on the ministry team at Kensington Temple, London. While there, he gained a Master's Degree in Theology from London Bible College.

In 1997, William became Principal of Regents Theological College, the college of the denomination with which he is ordained: the Elim Pentecostal Church. While at the college, he pursued a PhD with Edinburgh University, completing this in 2007. In the same year, he moved back into local church ministry in south-east England. Since 2011 he has worked at the London School of Theology, where for the first two years he was a Vice-Principal. He continues there as Senior Lecturer in Pentecostal and Charismatic Theology. As well as a moderate amount of undergraduate teaching, William concentrates on graduate teaching and research supervision in New Testament pneumatology, Pentecostal theology, and related areas.

William is a member of the European Pentecostal Theological Association (EPTA) and of the international Board of Advisors for the Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship. In 2016 he was elected Chair of EPTA.

William has been married to Alison since 1983. They have two sons: Iain, married to Maggie; and Stephen.