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By Michael Gryboski, Editor Twitter

John Bunyan called to be a pastor – Jan. 21, 1672

John Bunyan (1628-1688), English Puritan preacher and author of
John Bunyan (1628-1688), English Puritan preacher and author of "The Pilgrim's Progress." | Public Domain

This week marks the anniversary of when John Bunyan, author of the famous Christian allegory The Pilgrim’s Progress, was called to serve as a pastor to a church in Bedford, England.

A noted Puritan preacher periodically imprisoned for his beliefs, Bunyan was serving a jail sentence when the church called him to be their pastor, and he would not be released until that March.

“During the same year, the Bedford church became licensed as a Congregational meeting place,” noted the Christian History Institute. “Bunyan’s dedication, diligence, and zeal as preacher, evangelist, and pastor earned him the nickname of ‘Bishop Bunyan.’”

“Although he frequently preached in villages near Bedford, and at times in London churches, Bunyan remained a resident of Bedford.”

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