| Honorific Prefix: | Reverend |
| Derek Prime | |
| Birth Date: | 1931 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Pastor, author |
| Children: | 4 |
Derek Prime (20 February 1931 – 28 March 2020) was an Evangelical minister and author.
Prime became a Christian at the age of 13, before completing his National Service with the Royal Scots Greys in Germany.[1] He studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. After several years working as a teacher, he became the minister of Lansdowne Evangelical Free Church in West Norwood.[1] In 1966, he was appointed president of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches and was influential in making the case for the fellowship's continued existence.[2] In 1969, he became the minister of Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh for 18 years, where he mentored Alistair Begg as his assistant.[1] [3]
Prime retired from the pastorate in 1987, and in later years, wrote several books on Christianity and various commentaries on the Bible.[1]