The Rev. Nigel Mumford, Director of Healing Ministries

The Reverend Nigel Mumford was born and educated in England.

He served for six and a half years in Her Majesty's Royal Marine Commandos and continued his education while in the armed forces.  His last two years as a Marine were spent as a drill instructor at the Commando Training School.

In 1980, he came to America and set up the Mumford Company Inc., a picture framing business in Wilton and Bethel, Connecticut, which he owned and operated for 13 years.  In 1995 he sold his business and has since dedicated his life to the ministry of healing.

His conviction to pray for healing came in 1989 when his sister, Julie Sheldon, a ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet in London, was healed by God through Canon Jim Glennon.  This was a very dramatic healing from a disease called Dystonia, a neurological condition that curled her up into a fetal position and left her very close to death.  Being a witness to her healing has had a profound effect on his life.

Fr. Nigel graduated from Episcopal Training, 'The Ministry Exploration and Education Program' (MEEP) in June, 1995, as a lay minister.  He was formally installed as the director of the Oratory by the Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut in 1997. 

In 2004, Fr. Nigel was called to direct the Healing Ministries of Christ the King Spiritual Life Center.  He was ordained a Deacon in the Episcopal Church in June of 2005, and was ordained to the priesthood on December 17, 2005. 

His personal mission statement is: 'As a drill instructor in Her Majesty's Royal Marine Commandos, it was my job to teach recruits to kill or be killed.  It is now a privilege to teach people to heal and be healed.  My primary calling is to put people in touch with Christ the Healer, the Lover of souls.'

Fr. Nigel is a published author, his publications include: Hand to Hand: From Combat to Healing (ISBN 0898693489) from Church Publishing in 2001, reprinted Feb 2002. His new book: The Forgotten Touch was released by Seabury Press in September 2007. Also: Heartfelt Prayers for Healing, 31 Day Devotional, The Practice of Soaking Prayer, by Oratory Press.  Two CD's  Relaxation & Healing Prayer and The Essence of Soaking Prayer, by Oratory Press.
A prayer by Rev Nigel was published in Race and Prayer Morehouse Publishing Inc. Pennsylvania, March 2003.  Fr. Nigel regularly contributes to the quarterly magazines Sharing and Fishnet.  For more information on Fr. Nigel's books and CDs, please click here.

Some of the venues in which Rev Nigel has presented the Healing Ministry are:  The Episcopal Cathedrals of Boston, Hartford, and New York. Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore; Conference on Complementary medicine. Seminaries: Yale in New Haven, CT; the Trinity School of Ministry in Ambridge, PA; and Nashotah House in Wisconsin.  He has preached and led healing missions in many churches in California, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin, as well as Sussex, Kent and London in the UK.  Fr. Nigel is a circuit speaker for the International Order of St. Luke, and was the American National keynote speaker in 2003.  He has spoken at the Universities of Cornell, Hobart, and William Smith in New York State.

Thanksgiving, inspiration and encouragement from his father the Reverend David Mumford, his uncle Alec McCowen, CBE. OBE., a renowned English actor, the Reverend Canon Jim Glennon, Dr. Francis and Judith MacNutt, Rena Larson, and the healing of his sister Julie Sheldon all led to the empowerment of Fr. Nigel's ministry.

Fr. Nigel is a Past President of the Wilton Rotary Club and is the recipient of the civic awards Paul Harris Fellow, given in appreciation of tangible and significant assistance known for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations between peoples of the world.  He also is the recipient of the Wittnauer International Humanitarian Award in New York, given to notable personalities and unsung heroes who have made outstanding contributions to their communities.

Fr. Nigel is a member of The Association of Christian Healing Centers in the UK, and has been affiliated with Burrswood, a Christian Hospital in Kent, England.  He is the vice president of Fishnet, an organization to encourage the healing ministry in New England.  He is on the National Advisory Board of Christian Healing Ministries in Jacksonville Florida, with Dr. Francis and Judith MacNutt.  Fr. Mumford is a chaplain with the International Order of St. Luke.

Outside of the ministry, Fr. Nigel enjoys sailing, canoeing, swimming, hiking, gardening, skiing, public speaking, woodworking, and playing the violin, bagpipes, and clarinet.  He lives with his wife Lynn in Greenwich, New York.

Fr. Nigel's love for the healing ministry and his heart for the Lord are expressed in his words: 'Something always happens when we pray.'  'Everyone is healed, some are cured.'  'Take it to the tree.'  'We cannot nail ourselves to the cross; there will always be one nail left!  Jesus died for us; we do not need to reenact the crucifixion.'  'Lord, unwrap the bandages and expose the healed me.'  'The healing ministry: the resurrection of the forgotten touch.'  Post 9/11, regarding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: 'The mind is witness to a catastrophic event.  It cannot cope with what it has seen.  The body reacts physically under duress.  The heart gets scar tissue, and the soul weeps.  It is a total body experience.'  Be well, Amen.