Sinde Mission
John Sherriff started the Sinde mission in 1923, a professional stone mason and the first missionary from Churches of Christ to Zambia, or what was then “Northern Rhodesia.
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Mount Selinda Mission Mount Selinda Institute Beginning in 1931, the Mount Selinda Training and Practicing School, consisting of the industrial and agricultural departments, teacher training and “practicing school” (primary school and kindergarten) became known as “Mount Selinda Institute.” The name has also, at times, been used to describe the mission as a whole. Samuel…
Grace Clark 1888-1979 Grace Clark was born 1888 and grew up in Corning, Iowa graduating from Shenandoah High School. Her mother died when she was young. Her father, Willis H. Clark, was cashier of the Corning State Savings Bank. After high school, She moved with her father to Belgrade, Montana where she attended and…
Old Umtali Mission Theological School A Theological School was begun at Old Umtali Mission in 1927 to train African pastors. Initially it was a department of the Hartzell Training School under the supervision of Reverend M. J. Murphree. As of 1931, five of the seven students were ready to complete the three-year course. Class…
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Church of Sweden Masase Mission The Church of Sweden Mission (CSM) established Masase Mission in 1920 approximately 7 miles west of West Nicholson, Matabeleland South, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). It was named after the Shona word for morning star – nyamasase. Rev. Sköld started medical work at the mission in 1920. For many years, nurses were…
Roman Catholic Church St Patrick’s Mission St. Patrick’s Mission (St. Patrick’s parish) is located in Mzilikazi, a suburb of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (part of Makokoba “Constituency”/Township). Mzilikazi is named after the founder of the Ndebele nation, King Mzilikazi. Prior to independence, Makokoba (Makhokhoba) was a segregated township of Bulawayo. The development of trade unionism began in…
