Tag: Africa Missionaries

Black Missionary History; Evans and Jeanette Walton are serving in Ghana with WorldVenture

Evans is from northern. Ghana. His mother converted from Islam when he was young and led him to Christ. As a young teenager, he was active in the Elim Christian Center in Accra, Ghana. After graduating from Ghana Christian University in 2009, he entered into an internship with WorldVenture Ghana, which led him to a … Continue reading Black Missionary History; Evans and Jeanette Walton are serving in Ghana with WorldVenture

Lott Carey served in Liberia

Lott Carey was born into slavery in Charles City County, Virginia. At the age of 33, Carey acquired his and his children's independence. Carey joined the united congregation of Richmond's First Baptist Church in 1807! A church in which Blacks and Whites co-worshipped! In 1813, Lott's wife passed away, but he could purchase himself and … Continue reading Lott Carey served in Liberia

Maria Fearing served in Congo

Maria Fearing was born in 1838. She was enslaved as a house servant in Alabama. In 1871, Maria completed the ninth grade, learning to read and write. at age 33. The mistress of the house where she served often told Maria stories about missionaries in Africa which left a deep impression on Fearing. She worked … Continue reading Maria Fearing served in Congo

John Day served in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Central Africa

John Day was born in Virginia 1797. John Day was the first African American appointed by the Southern Baptist Conventions Foreign Missions Board (SBC). He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1821 and had hopes of ministering in Haiti but could not garner enough support among Virginia Baptists. In 1830, he migrated to Liberia to … Continue reading John Day served in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Central Africa

Althea & Alonzo Edmiston served in Congo

Althea Brown was born in 1874 in Alabama. Her parents were emancipated from slavery, and she was raised on her father's farm in Mississippi.She attended Fisk University and graduated in 1901. Althea was commissioned as a missionary in 1901 by the Southern Presbyterian Church. She sailed for the Congo in 1902 and worked at a … Continue reading Althea & Alonzo Edmiston served in Congo