Lewis Allen pastored Gunnersbury Baptist Church in London for over twelve years, and in 2010 was called to plant what is now Hope Church in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, where he is the Senior Pastor. Lewis has degrees in Classics and Theology from the University of Cambridge, Historical Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, and a doctorate in Eighteenth Century Church History from the University of Oxford. He has published with Crossway Books as well as with the Banner of Truth. Lewis is married with five adult children, and in his spare time enjoys fly-fishing and running.