In 1905, visiting Brighton, he was moved by the preaching of James Philips, pastor of the Union Street Mission. In 1906 he established the Glynn Vivian Miners' Mission and endowed it with £30,000, and helped start a mission hall in Swansea; its first pastor was Herbert Voke, who had been Glynn Vivian's assistant.
In 1905, while visiting Brighton, he was profoundly impacted by the sermons of James Philips, the pastor of the Union Street Mission. In 1906, he established the Glynn Vivian Miners' Mission and provided £30,000 to support it. He also helped launch a mission hall in Swansea; its initial pastor was Herbert Voke, who had previously served as Glynn Vivian's assistant.