Dr. Ivor Powell was born in Crosskeys, Monmouth, Wales. Following his conversion, he attended South Wales Bible Training Institute. He was ordained as a minister of the Baptist Union in Wales in 1934 and began his pastoral ministry in Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales. His ministry has taken him to all parts of the English-speaking world and in 1971 Trinity College honored him with a D.D. degree. Known internationally as "the Man from Wales," Dr. Powell is a master of the art pictorial preaching and teaching.