Keysser, Christian (J.E.) (1877-1961)
German Lutheran missionary in New Guinea Keysser was born in Bavaria, was trained at the seminary of the Neuendettelsau Mission (1895-1899), and was sent to northeastern New Guinea (Papua) in 1899,...
View ArticleKilbourne, Ernest Albert (1865-1928)
Cofounder of the Oriental Missionary Society (OMS) Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Kilbourne was attracted to telegraphy and was assigned to the Chicago office of Western Union, where he met...
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Kumm, (Hermann) Karl Wilhelm (1874-1930) and Lucy Evangeline (Guinness)...
Founders of the Sudan United Mission (SUM) Kumm, born in Wiesbaden, Germany, felt called to missionary work among Muslims. He was serving with the North Africa Mission in Egypt when, in 1899, he met...
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Lake, John Graham (1870-1935)
Missionary to South Africa, faith healer, and pastor Called to preach, and prompted by several healings in his immediate family under the ministry of John Alexander Dowie, Lake left Methodism to join...
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Lambuth, Walter Russell (1854-1921)
Methodist missionary physician in China and Japan, and missionary bishop in Brazil and Africa Lambuth was born in Shanghai, the son of the founding missionaries of Methodist Episcopal Church, South...
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Lee, Jason (1803-1845)
Pioneer Methodist missionary to the Oregon Territory Born at Stanstead, Lower Canada (present-day Quebec), Lee was converted during a Wesleyan Methodist revival in 1826. Four years later, he accepted...
View ArticleLiele, George (c. 1750-1828)
First African American to be ordained and first Baptist to go as a missionary to any other land (Jamaica) Born a slave in Virginia, Liele was taken to Georgia, where he was converted in 1773 in the...
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Newbigin, J(ames) E(dward) Lesslie (1909-1998)
British missionary bishop in India, theologian, and ecumenical statesman Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, Newbigin was educated at the University of Cambridge, where he was brought to Christian...
View ArticleChurch, John Edward (1899-1989)
Prominent leader of the East African Revival John Edward Church (widely known as Joe Church) was a medical missionary to Rwanda from the late 1920s through the 1960s, and one of the most prominent...
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The History of Missiology is moving. While the books are being migrated to the new site, continue to use this site. For more and enhanced biographies, visit the new site: www.bu.edu/missiology Scridb...
View ArticleAnawati, Georges Chehata (1905-1994)
Dominican scholar of Islam Anawati (the Arabic form was Qanawati) personified the Dominican commitment to religious scholarship as a form of Christian witness. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, of Syrian and...
View ArticleAndrianaivoravelona, Josefa (1835-1897)
One of the first Malagasy ministers of the Reformed Church of Madagascar Adrianaivoravelona was born into a non-Christian noble family of the central part of Madagascar. After his baptism in 1857, he...
View ArticleAo, Longri (Longritangchetba) (1906-1981)
Indigenous Nagaland missionary, prophet, and peacemaker Longri Ao was born and buried in Changki village, Mokokchurch district, Nagaland, India. He was educated through the level of the Serampore...
View ArticleAppasamy, Aiyadurai Jesudasen (1891-1976)
Indian Christian theologian Appasamy was born in a Christian family in Palayamkottai, in the district of Tirunelveli (formerly Tinnevelly), one of the first and greatest centers of Protestant...
View ArticleBliss, Kathleen Mary Amelia (Moore) (1908-1989)
Ecumenical pioneer Born in Fulham, London, a graduate from Girton College, Cambridge, with a first-class degree in theology as well as a good history degree, Kathleen Moore was a Student Volunteer and...
View ArticleBaeta, Christian G(oncalves) K(wami) (1908-1994)
Presbyterian church leaders from the Gold Coast (Ghana) Born at Keta, Ghana, Baeta studied at the Scottish Mission Teacher Training College, Akropong, Ghana, Evangelisches Missionsseminar, Basel,...
View ArticleAylward, Gladys (1902-1970)
British missionary in China A housemaid born in Edmonton, north of London, Aylward went to China as an independent missionary. With little educational background, no specific abilities to commend her...
View ArticleBennett, Belle Harris (1852-1922)
President of Woman’s Missionary Council, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and founder of Scarritt Bible and Training School Born near Richmond, Kentucky, Bennett began outreach among the Kentucky...
View ArticleBickersteth, Edward (1850-1897)
Anglican missionary in India and bishop in Japan Bickersteth was the grandson of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) secretary of the same name. His father, who became bishop of Exeter, was a leading...
View ArticleBird, Mary Rebecca Stewart (1859-1914)
Missionary in Persia (Iran) Bird was born at Castle Eden, County Durham, England, the daughter of the town’s Anglican minister. Educated at home, she was inspired at age five by stories of Africa told...
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