Ecumenist Index - Dictionary of African Christian Biography

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class="archive"> <h1 class="page__title">Ecumenist Index</h1> <div> Ecumenists promote unity and cooperation between Christian churches. <br> </div> <div class="side-box" style="font-size:.8.5em;font-style:italic;">To recommend a biography for inclusion in this index, contact us.</div> <table><thead> <th width=35%>Name</th> <th width=25%>Affiliation</th> <th width=25%>Country</th> <th width=15%>Languages</th> </thead></table> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/agbebi-2mojola/">Agbebi, Mojola</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Native Baptist Church </td> <td width=25%> Nigeria </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/agbebi-2mojola/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/akande-samuel/">Akande, Samuel Titilola Oladele</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Nigerian Baptist Convention </td> <td width=25%> Nigeria </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/akande-samuel/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/aladeside-samuel/">Aladesida, Samuel OreOlorin</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Baptist </td> <td width=25%> Nigeria </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/aladeside-samuel/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/ghana/baeta-christian/">Baëta, Christian Goncalves Kwami</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Presbyterian </td> <td width=25%> Ghana </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/ghana/baeta-christian/" rel="permalink">EN</a> <a href="/fr/stories/ghana/baeta-christian/" rel="permalink">FR</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/sudan/bingham-rowlandvictor/">Bingham, Rowland Victor</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Sudan Interior Mission </td> <td width=25%> Sudan </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/sudan/bingham-rowlandvictor/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/biu-aripabur/">Biu, Ari Pabur Mai Sule</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Church of the Brethren in Nigeria </td> <td width=25%> Nigeria </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/biu-aripabur/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/southafrica/bosch2-david/">Bosch, David Jacobus (A)</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Dutch Reformed Church </td> <td width=25%> South Africa </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/southafrica/bosch2-david/" rel="permalink">EN</a> <a href="/pt/stories/southafrica/bosch2-david/" rel="permalink">PT</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/southafrica/bosch-legacy/">Bosch, David Jacobus (B)</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Dutch Reformed Church </td> <td width=25%> South Africa </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/southafrica/bosch-legacy/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/boyejo-james/">Boyejo, James Abayomi</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Foursquare Gospel Church </td> <td width=25%> Nigeria </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/boyejo-james/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/fr/stories/centafrrep/boymandjia/">Boymandjia, Simon-Pierre</a> </td> <td width=25%> Union of Baptist Committee Churches </td> <td width=25%> Central African Republic </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/fr/stories/centafrrep/boymandjia/" rel="permalink">FR</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/southafrica/buthelezi-manas/">Buthelezi, Manas</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Lutheran </td> <td width=25%> South Africa </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/southafrica/buthelezi-manas/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/botswana/butler-alan/">Butler, Alan</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Anglican Communion </td> <td width=25%> Botswana </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/botswana/butler-alan/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/ghana/charway-florence/">Charway, Florence Akyer Araba</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Divine Healing Church of Christ Methodist </td> <td width=25%> Ghana </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/ghana/charway-florence/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/coker-jacobk/">Coker, Jacob Kehinde (A)</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> The African Church </td> <td width=25%> Nigeria </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/coker-jacobk/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/coker-jacobk2/">Coker, Jacob Kehinde (B)</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> The African Church </td> <td width=25%> Nigeria </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/coker-jacobk2/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/dahunsi-emmanuel/">Dahunsi, Emmanuel Ajayi</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Nigerian Baptist Convention </td> <td width=25%> Nigeria </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/nigeria/dahunsi-emmanuel/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/eswatini/dlamini-isaac/">Dlamini, Isaac</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Zionist Church </td> <td width=25%> Eswatini </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/eswatini/dlamini-isaac/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/southafrica/duplessis-david/">Du Plessis, David Johannes</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Assemblies of God </td> <td width=25%> South Africa </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/southafrica/duplessis-david/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article 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Churchill</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Methodist </td> <td width=25%> Botswana </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/botswana/gape-churchill/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/memories/gatu-john/">Gatu, John</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Presbyterian </td> <td width=25%> Kenya </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/memories/gatu-john/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"> <table><tbody><tr> <td width=35%> <a href="/stories/egypt/habib-samuel/">Habib, Samuel</a></td> </td> <td width=25%> Coptic Evangelical Church </td> <td width=25%> Egypt </td> <td width=15%> <a href="/stories/egypt/habib-samuel/" rel="permalink">EN</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </article> </div> <div> <article class="archive__item" 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