John Stott

===Retirement and death===
Stott announced his retirement from public ministry in April 2007{{sfn|Stott|2010|p=28}} at the age of 86. He took up residence in the College of St Barnabas, [[Lingfield, Surrey]], a retirement community for [[Anglican]] clergy<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.st-barnabas.org.uk/john-stott/|title=John Stott &#124; The College of St Barnabas|website=www.st-barnabas.org.uk}}</ref> but remained as [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector emeritus]] of All Souls Church.{{sfn|Steer|2009|p=169}}

Stott died on 27 July 2011 at the College of St Barnabas in Lingfield at 3:15&nbsp;pm local time. He was surrounded by family and close friends and they were reading the [[Bible]] and listening to [[Messiah (Handel)|Handel's Messiah]] when he peacefully died.<ref name="AS">{{cite web |url=http://www.allsouls.org/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=273279 |title=John Stott Tributes |location=London |publisher=All Souls, Langham Place |date=26 September 1950 |access-date=31 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110803122813/http://www.allsouls.org/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=273279 |archive-date=3 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="CT">{{cite web |last=Stafford |first=Tim |date=27 July 2011 |title=John Stott Has Died |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/julyweb-only/john-stott-obit.html |website=Christianity Today |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001041909/http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/julyweb-only/john-stott-obit.html |archive-date=1 October 2011 |access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref> An obituary in ''[[Christianity Today]]'' reported that his death was due to age-related complications and that he had been in discomfort for several weeks. The obituary described him as "An architect of 20th-century evangelicalism [who] shaped the faith of a generation."<ref name="CT" /> His status was such that his death was reported in the secular media. The [[BBC]] referred to him as someone who could "explain complex theology in a way lay people could easily understand".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14320915 | work=BBC News | title=Reverend John Stott Dies Aged 90 | date=28 July 2011 | access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref> Obituaries were published in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/8668938/The-Rev-John-Stott.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=The Rev John Stott | date=28 July 2011 | access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="The New York Times">{{cite news |last=Saxon |first=Wolfgang |date=27 July 2011 |title=Rev. John Stott, Major Evangelical Figure, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/world/europe/28stott.html |url-access=limited |work=The New York Times |access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref>

Tributes were paid to Stott by a number of leaders and other figures within the Christian community.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} The American evangelist [[Billy Graham]] released a statement saying, "The evangelical world has lost one of its greatest spokesmen, and I have lost one of my close personal friends and advisors. I look forward to seeing him again when I go to heaven."<ref name="The New York Times"/> The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], [[Rowan Williams]], wrote:
{{quote|The death of John Stott will be mourned by countless Christians throughout the world.  During a long life of unsparing service and witness, John won a unique place in the hearts of all who encountered him, whether in person or through his many books.   He was a man of rare graciousness and deep personal kindness, a superb communicator and a sensitive and skilled counsellor.  Without ever compromising his firm evangelical faith, he showed himself willing to challenge some of the ways in which that faith had become conventional or inward-looking.  It is not too much to say that he helped to change the face of evangelicalism internationally, arguing for the necessity of "holistic" mission that applied the Gospel of Jesus to every area of life, including social and political questions.  But he will be remembered most warmly as an expositor of scripture and a teacher of the faith, whose depth and simplicity brought doctrine alive in all sorts of new ways.<ref>{{cite press release |last=Williams |first=Rowan |author-link=Rowan Williams |title=Archbishop Remembers John Stott |url=http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/2144/archbishop-remembers-john-stott |publisher=Archbishop of Canterbury |date=28 July 2011 |access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref>}}

Stott's [[funeral]] was held on 8 August 2011 at All Souls Church.<ref name="Funeral Service">{{cite web|url=http://www.allsouls.org/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=275197 |title=Funeral Service |location=London |publisher=All Souls, Langham Place |date=8 August 2011 |access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref> It was reported that the church was full with people queuing for a considerable time{{explain|date=January 2018}} before the service started.<ref name="Funeral Service"/>

A memorial website remembrance book (closed 2017) attracted comments from over one thousand individuals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnstottmemorial.org/remembrance-book/ |title=Remembrance Book |website=John RW Stott Memorial |publisher=Langham Partnership International |access-date=31 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214053730/http://www.johnstottmemorial.org/remembrance-book/ |archive-date=14 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Memorial service]]s for Stott were held at [[St Paul's Cathedral]], London; [[Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland|Holy Trinity Cathedral]], Auckland, New Zealand; [[St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney]], Australia; [[College Church]], Wheaton, Illinois, United States; Anglican Network Church of the Good Shepherd, Vancouver, Canada; [[St. Paul's, Bloor Street]], Toronto, Canada; as well as in cities across Africa, Asia and Latin America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnstottmemorial.org/events-updates/ |title=Events & Updates |website=John RW Stott Memorial |publisher=Langham Partnership International |access-date=31 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917063438/http://www.johnstottmemorial.org/events-updates/ |archive-date=17 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Upon his death, he was cremated, his ashes were interred at [[Dale, Pembrokeshire|Dale]] Cemetery, in [[Pembrokeshire]], Wales.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wright|first=Chris|url=http://www.virtueonline.org/wales-john-stotts-earthly-resting-place|title=John Stott's Earthly Resting Place|publisher=VirtueOnline|date=6 September 2011|access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=January 2018}}