|
1895 |
Born at Oxton, Nottinghamshire, to Rev. Harry
Percy and Margaret Grubb. |
|
1909-1914 |
At Marborough School. |
|
1914 |
Conversion. |
|
1914-1919 |
Army Service, Britain and France. |
|
1919 |
Discharged from Army.
Commenced
at Cambridge University.
Instigated the commencement of Inter-Varsity Fellowship.
Discontinued at Cambridge.
Applied
to WEC and accepted.
Marriage
to Pauline Studd.
Sailed
for Congo. |
|
1920-1923 |
Missionary service in Congo. |
|
1921 |
Birth of
Noel.
A
‘Galations 2:20’ experience. |
|
1922 |
Death of Noel at Ibambi. |
|
1923 |
Returned to Britain. |
|
1924 |
Birth of Paul. |
|
1925 |
Returned
to Congo alone.
Birth of
Pricilla. |
|
1926 |
Returned to Britain. |
|
1927 |
Returned
to Congo.
Birth of
Daniel. |
|
1928 |
Returned
to Britain.
Tour of
Amazonia (5 months). |
|
1929 |
Tour of Canada (6 months). |
|
1930 |
Short
visit to Congo with Pauline.
Commissioned by C.T. Studd to return to Britain and take leadership at
base. |
|
1931 |
WEC and
Unevangelized Fields Mission became separate missions.
Death of
C.T. Studd. |
|
1932 |
Recruitment of ‘The Ten’ |
|
1933 |
Recruitment of ‘The Fifteen’
Publication of C.T. Studd, Cricketer and Pioneer.
‘Kashmir
& Frontier Mission’ of WEC formed. |
|
1934 |
Recruitment of ‘The Twenty-five’.
Publication of Touching the Invisible. |
|
1935 |
Work
opened on Nepal border.
Recruitment of ‘The Fifty’. |
|
1936 |
Recruitment of ‘The Seventy-five’.
Canadian
Base established in Toronto.
Canary
Islands opened. |
|
1937-1938 |
Building
of the London Hostel. |
|
1939 |
Tour of
Canada and USA.
Commencement of centres in Pittsburgh, Seattle and Charlotte, NC. |
|
1940 |
New
Zealand base established in Auckland. |
|
1941 |
British
Staff Conference and vision for 12 regional centres in UK.
Australian Base established in Sydney. |
|
1942 |
Commencement of Christian Literature Crusade. |
|
1946 |
Tour of
USA and Canada. |
|
1947 |
Move to
USA.
Thailand,
Taiwan fields opened. |
|
1949 |
Returned
to Britain.
Tour of
Cong and visit to CMS in Ruanda. The revival message.
Pakistan
and Indonesia commenced (Kalimantan – 1949, Sumatra – 1951, Java –
1953). |
|
1950-1951 |
Temporary
leadership of N. American WEC
Japan,
Uruguay and France opened. |
|
1951 |
Return to
Britain.
Writing
of Rees Howells, Intercessor. |
|
1952 |
In N.
America.
N.
American staff proposes that Grubb be recognized as ‘General Secretary
of WEC’.
(Later
changed to ‘International Secretary’.) |
|
1953 |
Based in
Britain.
Tour of
Australia and New Zealand. |
|
1954 |
Tour
continues in India, Indonesia and Japan.
Returns
to Britain.
Venezuela
opened. |
|
1957 |
Relinquished British leadership and moved permanently to USA>
Appointed
to Co-leader of N. American WEC.
Gambia
and Brazil opened. |
|
1958 |
Appointed
leader of N. American WEC.
Participated in Presidential Prayer Breakfast, Washington (and also in
many subsequent years). |
|
1960 |
Relinquishment of N. American WEC. |
|
1961 |
First
International Leaders’ Conference at Kilcreggan, Scotland.
19-point
program for advance adopted.
The
Consultative Council established (International Secretary + 5 Sending
Base leaders). |
|
1962 |
Indonesian Missionary Fellowship (an outgrowth of WEC) established.
Chad
field opened. |
|
1963 |
Iran
field commenced.
Celebration of WEC’s Jubilee. |
|
1964 |
Italy
opened. |
|
1965 |
Decision
to retire from position of International Secretary, effective Dec
31st.
Consultative Council (later Co-ordinating Council) requested Grubb to
remain a member. |
|
1966 |
Freed
from WEC responsibilities, Norman’s itinerant teaching ministry
escalates. |
|
1968 |
Wrote
autobiography – Once Caught, No Escape. |
|
1974 |
Attended
WEC’s Co-ordinating Council in Britain.
Link
established with Union Life Ministries. |
|
1981 |
Death of
Pauline Grubb. |
|
1984 |
Addressed
WEC Leaders’ Conference in Britain. |
|
1985 |
Criticized in Seduction of Christianity. |
|
1989 |
Opposed
appointment of a ‘Council of Reference’ in USA. |
|
1990 |
Serious
illness. |
|
1991 |
Returned
to Fort Washington and is tended by granddaughter, Sandie.
Death of
Sandra Grubb. |
|
1993 |
(Nov.)
Last Activity for WEC.
Wrote
Foreword for Rescue shop Within a Yard of Hell. |
|
1993 |
Dec 15.
Died at his home in Fort Washington, Pa. |
