Southern Baptist Convention Baptists settlers from England were active in the American Colonies beginning in the mid-1600’s. As the name implies, a central tenant is the emphasis on adult (“believer’s”) baptism. Other common beliefs or characteristics among Baptists are “salvation through faith alone,” the importance of Scripture and the autonomy of local congregations. There was…
Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe Harare Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) was established through an Act of Parliament (MMCZ Act Chapter 21:04) and began operations in March 1983. It is an exclusive agent for marketing and selling of all minerals produced in Zimbabwe except silver and gold. The minerals that the Corporation markets are…
International Union for Conservation of Nature Harare The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. Created in 1948, IUCN has evolved…
Methodist Episcopal Church Nyakatsapa Mission Shorty after the founding of Old Umtali (Old Mutare) Mission, early missionaries Dr. Samuel Gurney and Rev. E. H. Greenley attempted to cultivate a friendship with the paramount chief in that area, Umtasa, whose village was 15 miles away. They eventually “won his favor” and, with a gift of $3,500,…
National Museums Board Zambia The National Museums Board is a statutory body created by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 174, of the Laws of Zambia. The Board’s principal role is to contribute to the national development effort through the establishment, development and management of sustainable museums for the preservation, presentation and promotion of Zambia’s movable…
Moto Moto Museum Mbala The History of Moto Moto Museum dates back to the 1950s when a French Canadian Catholic Priest Jean Jacques Corbeil of the White Fathers began collecting cultural artifacts in the Northern part of Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia). Father Corbeil came to Zambia as a missionary under the White Fathers in 1943….
Roman Catholic Church The Roman Catholic Church has a history of mission work in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) running back more than four hundred and fifty years. The first attempt to evangelize Zimbabwe was made in the sixteenth century by Jesuit Father Goncalo da Silveira of Portugal. His mission was short lived as he was killed…
The American Board Mission Recent graduates of Williams College created the “American Board Mission” (ABM or “American Board) in 1810 with the goal of spreading Christianity worldwide – or in the language of its time – “to evangelize the heathen in foreign lands.” It was the first organized mission society in the United States and…
Rhodesia Mission Press Old Umtali Mission – Type II
Rhodesia Mission Press Old Umtali Mission – Type 1 (Crest)
