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College of West Africa
Heritage Landmark of Methodist education in Liberia The College of West Africa (CWA), a college preparatory high school in Monrovia, Liberia, and the second oldest secondary school in the country, has...
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Old Mutare Mission
Early center of Methodism in Zimbabwe The town of Mutare was originally founded in 1891 but when a proposed railway line from Beira could not be constructed through the site it was decided to move the...
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Dorothy Ravenhorst, Peg Tyrrell, and the Charter for Racial Justice
Courageous advocates for racial justice United Methodist Women member Dorothy Ravenhorst was proud when her Virginia Conference Woman’s Society of Christian Service adopted the Charter for Racial...
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Welch, Herbert (1862-1969)
Mission Bishop and Founder of Relief Agency Bishop Herbert Welch Herbert Welch (1862-1969), the longest serving Methodist bishop, played multiple roles of lasting significance in the mission and social...
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Hoover, Theressa
First African-American woman mission executive; mentor to many women Theressa Hoover. Image originally from the Board of Missions of The Methodist Church. Theressa Hoover was the first and she made...
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Moots, Cornelia Chillson (1843-1929)
Pioneering WFMS & WCTU Missionary to the Philippines Cornelia “Mother” Moots (seated) with Genevieve “Sister Ruth” Cutler Cornelia Chillson Moots or “Mother Moots” was one of the four pioneer WFMS...
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Hall, Anna E. (1870-1964)
Long-time African-American missionary educator in Liberia “Anna E. Hall” (2016). Anna E. Hall Collection, Photographs. Image 100. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/hallimg/100 The Atlanta University...
View ArticlePamla, Charles (1834-1917)
South African Revival Leader and Translator for William Taylor Charles Pamla was born of Christian parents at Butterworth in the Transkei in 1834. His father, Mdingazwe, was the son of Zulu, a...
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Collins, Everell Stanton (E.S.) (1866-1940)
Generous Mission Benefactor Everell Stanton (E.S.) Collins was an American lumberman and Methodist laymen who at this death in 1940 left the income from vast forest tracks in Pennsylvania and...
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Appenzeller, Henry G. (1858-1902)
Pioneer Methodist Missionary to Korea By 이길극 – 1885년이후 초기개척선교사 아펜젤러목사님의 순직직전 1902년 미국에서 마지막 가족사진 중에서 오림, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31583562 Henry G. Appenzeller,...
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Dodge, Ralph Edward
Mission Bishop Promoted Indigenous Leaders United Methodist Bishop Ralph E. Dodge. A photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS Ralph E. Dodge was an outspoken advocate for racial justice in Africa and the last white...
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Haines, J. Harry (1917-2007)
Missionary and Relief Agency Director The Rev. J. Harry Haines, 1917-2007, was director of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) from 1966 to 1983 and a missionary for 21 years prior to...
View ArticleMcCurdy Mission School
United Brethren Mission Center in New Mexico Responding to the needs for educational opportunity, Miss Mellie Perkins opened the first small mission school in Velarde in 1912. From the opening day of...
View ArticleDaniel, Jerome Walter
MECS Missionary to Brazil Jerome Walter Daniel was one of eleven children born to a family living in Cotulla, on the broad cattle ranges of southern Texas. He arrived at the state university in the...
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Tireless Fundraiser for MECS Mission to Brazil Mary Decherd was born in Bastrop, Texas in 1874. Her devout mother, Kate Decherd, developed a strong interest in missions. She was active in the local...
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Mason, Mary W. (1791-1868)
Founding Director of New York Female Missionary Society Mary Mason, taken from www.methodisthome.org/history.htm Mary Mason was among the leadership of such New York charitable organizations as the...
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Cannon, James (1864-1944)
MECS Bishop Who Supervised Mission in Congo, Brazil, and Mexico Bishop James Cannon, Jr., taken from Encyclopedia Virginia, www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Cannon_James_1864-1944 The name James Cannon,...
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Gilbert, John Wesley (1865-1923)
CME Pioneer of MECS Congo Mission John Wesley Gilbert, a minister in the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (CMEC) and professor at Paine College, accompanied Bishop Walter Russell Lambuth on his...
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Nast, Wilhelm (1807-1899)
The First German Methodist Missionary Wilhelm Nast is appropriately known by German Methodists today, by the title of “The First German Methodist Missionary,” as well as the founder and organizer of...
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Mathews, Eunice Jones (1914-2016)
“Bent toward the Love of God and Care of Others” Eunice Jones and James K. Mathews She was many things across the decades of her 101-year life span. The plaque in her honor in the Metropolitan United...
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