We were deeply saddened by the loss of Rev Stuart Windsor, our Special Ambassador, who passed away at his home on 17 September. Stuart served as CSW’s National Director for 19 years before retiring and becoming our Special Ambassador, a role that he embraced until the very end: he had been due to speak at a church in Sussex the morning he died.

Passionately dedicated to the cause of religious freedom, Stuart travelled all over the world to visit people who were being persecuted for their faith and hear their stories first hand – something that often put him at great personal risk. 

Stuart’s deep and genuine love of Jesus shone out in everything he did, both as a pastor and as a tireless campaigner for human rights. His faith in God was absolutely unshakeable, and those who knew him often heard him quote his favourite verse, James 5:16: ‘The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous person availeth much.’

Stuart visiting a school in Nepal

Always a determined supporter of CSW’s latest campaigns, Stuart stands outside the Chinese embassy in London in 2016, demanding justice for Chinese human rights lawyer Li Heping. 

Stuart testifies before the UN Commission of Inquiry on North Korea in 2013. His work put him in the very highest corridors of power, giving evidence in both Houses of the United States Congress, at the United Nations,  and during hearings in the European and UK parliaments.

This is the Stuart that many of you will be familiar with: microphone in hand, talking enthusiastically about CSW! His packed schedule of speaking engagements took him all over the UK, sometimes to three different places a day. 

As Mervyn said, Stuart’s loss has left a big hole in the lives of all who knew him: please join is in praying for comfort and strength for his wife Ethel, children Elizabeth and Stuart, and grandchildren as they mourn.