THE HISTORY OF THE WORK IN GHANA
THE HISTORY OF THE WORK IN GHANA
The early work was started in 1961 when Jerry Reynolds
and
Dewayne Davenport, supported by the Cedars Church of
Christ
in Wilmington Delaware, began mission work in Ghana.
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Jerry and Jean Reynolds and children with Jane and Dewayne Davenport on their way to Ghana in 1961. |
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The Harold Derrs with
the church at Obuasi |
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Samuel Obeng preparing
to perform a baptism. |
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Samuel Obeng with one of
the classes in his Christian Day Nursery School. Children attend here from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enrollment has reached as high as 140. |
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Dan Boyd, minister and the Floyds of the Cedars congregation in Wilmington, Delaware bid Godspeed to several evangelist as they start a two months' tour of Ghana early in 1968. from left Dan Boyd, Lee Rodgers, Jerry Reynolds, J.D. Parker, Charles Scott, Bro. and Sis. R.N. Floyd. Not shown: Charles Brown, Glen and Larry Nichols. |
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This is the site in 1968
for the college dormitory. |
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Construction began early
in 1969 with the digging of the foundation. |
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The foreman and mason
laying the first block of the lower level. |
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The outside walls going up.
Windows and doors set with blocks up to 9 feet. A carpenter checks the frames carefully to see that they are in line. |
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in October 1969. Leo Miller was there from Wilmington, Delaware overseeing the construction. |
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Ghana School of
Preaching class of 1969. Samuel Obeng
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