History of the Methodist Church in the Central Congo

This study analyzes the efforts of the Methodist missionaries to establish a mission among the Atetela ethnic group in Central Zaire from the visit of Walter Lambuth and John Gilbert to Wembo-Nyama in 1912 to the decline and fall of the Central Zaire Episcopal Area during 1996.

About the author

Michael Kasongo is Associate Professor of History at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Summary

This study analyzes the efforts of the Methodist missionaries to establish a mission among the Atetela ethnic group in Central Zaire from the visit of Walter Lambuth and John Gilbert to Wembo-Nyama in 1912 to the decline and fall of the Central Zaire Episcopal Area during 1996.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Kasongo, Kasongo Michael
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.02.1998
• EAN: 9780761808824
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-0882-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Methodist, Christianity, History of Religion, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Church history, Congo, Methodist Churches, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)