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Legacy of Wesleyan Missions: From Houghton to Sierra Leone and Beyond

Explore the impactful journey of Wesleyan mission work from Houghton Seminary to Sierra Leone, highlighting key figures and milestones. Discover the heroic pioneers, lasting legacies, and innovative evangelism that shaped the Sierra Leonean community through the fire of civil war. As we honor the past, we look toward the future - will the legacy of Will Houghton continue to impact Sierra Leone into the new century?

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Legacy of Wesleyan Missions: From Houghton to Sierra Leone and Beyond

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  1. From Houghton to West Africa & Beyond!

  2. Wesleyan school and Missions1883 Houghton Seminary Willard J. Houghton

  3. Cole and Freetown 1889 St. John’s Church, Freetown “300 Miles in a Hammock” A.W. Hall & Augustus Cole

  4. Ready for the Harvest… Paramount Chiefs

  5. Beginnings 1893/ 1901 H.W. & Irwin Johnston Houghton Student Missions The Clarks

  6. Sierra Leone & Beyond Wesleyan mission work centered in the N. Province, with Limba, Loko, and Temne tribes. ( Kunsho located between the “R” and “N” in Northern. See also Kamawkie & P(Gb)endembu.)

  7. Early Heroes – Kunsho cemetery Willard Boardman John Ayers Marie Stephens Cora May Cutshall

  8. Many Methods KWH builder, Bob Fiegl Eila Shea, Kamakwie

  9. Mary Lane Clarke 1893 Ione Driscol 1927 Marilyn Birch 1944 Gus Prinsell 1948 Marion Birch 1944 Warren Woolsey 1943 PIONEERS & PARTNERS

  10. Mary Lane Clark 1901-1920s

  11. Ione Driscal 1933-1963

  12. Marilyn Birch 1950-1975

  13. Rev. Jospeh Konteh (wife Adama), National Supt. of Wesleyan Church in Sierra Leone, 2001 - Joseph’s Story

  14. Gus & Louise Prinsell 1957-64

  15. Marion Birch 1950-1978

  16. Warren & Ella Woolsey 1950-66 Sierra Leone Bible College

  17. Lasting Legacy • Forerunner Holistic Ministry • Innovative Evangelism & Church Planting • Strategic Leadership Training

  18. Through the fire! Sierra Leone Wesleyan leaders pictured Fall 1998 during the dark days of civil war

  19. Still to Come… Will Houghton impact Sierra Leone as a new Century dawns?

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