 This development affected him deeply, strengthening his Christian faith and prompting him to use his wealth to serve the needs of others.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.