Burrswood was founded in 1948 by the 20th century healing visionary, Dorothy Kerin (1890 - 1963), regarded by many as a modern day Christian saint.
Dorothy Kerin was a 22-year old invalid living in London when a sudden miraculous cure restored her to immediate health after a lingering illness of tubercular meningitis, which then was a terminal condition - earning her national attention and press headlines of "Miracle Girl".
Dorothy Kerin's personal experience of the living Christ turning her life around - literally taking her from death to a perfectly healthy life in a moment - set her on a course of wanting to tell the world what had happened to her, and setting up a place where others could come to find the same healing that she had herself received.
Helped by a core of dedicated and committed followers after the Second World War, Dorothy Kerin successively established three homes of prayer and healing in southern England. In 1948, she was able to develop the land and buildings making up the core of the present day Burrswood estate. All the funding and financial support came via donations from supporters. Throughout her life, Dorothy Kerin attracted a widespread following - and some measure of controversy - for her pioneering work in Christian healing. In later years, she drew support and praise from worldwide sources ranging from Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Cosmo Lang to the American evangelist, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is a Patron of Burrswood, and the work of Burrswood is strongly supported by the Church of England.
Further Reading
The following books about the history of Burrswood can be obtained from our Book Shop:
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The Living Touch by Dorothy Kerin |
£4.50 |
