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Thomas Jefferson Bowen (–) was an American expatriate Baptist missionary who spent considerable time of his missionary activities in Ijaye, Ogbomosho and a few other towns within the present Oyo State. THE ABSTRACT: THE LIFE AND WORK OF THOMAS JEFFERSON BOWEN IN ...
Thomas Bowen was brave enough to be one of the first missionaries to bring the gospel to the interior of Africa and face its dangers — known and unknown. He was also brave enough to stand in battle — literally — against injustice. Thomas and Lurenna Bowen - IMB
Thomas Jefferson Bowen was a brilliant and bold adventurer for Jesus Christ. As a pioneer missionary, he was willing to enter areas that others were not. In , he opened Southern Baptist work on the west coast of Africa, in what today is called Nigeria.
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Thomas Jefferson Bowen was a Southern Baptist missionary in Nigeria. He was born in Jackson County, Georgia, and arrived in Nigeria in , the pioneer Southern Baptist missionary in the area. In he settled at Ijaye, in Yorubaland, and with the assistance of American colleagues established other stations in Ogbomosho and Abeokuta. Thomas Jefferson Bowen (1931-2011) - Find a Grave Memorial
Baptist work in Nigeria began with the appointment by the Southern Baptist Convention of America of the first missionary to the country, Rev. Thomas Jefferson Bowen in He arrived Badagry, Nigeria on the 5th of August, HISTORY OF NIGERIAN BAPTIST CONVENTION Thomas Jefferson Bowen (1814–1875) was an American expatriate Baptist missionary who spent considerable time of his missionary activities in Ijaye, Ogbomosho and a few other towns within the present Oyo State.Georgia natives Thomas and Lurana Bowen were pioneer SBC ... Thomas Bowen was brave enough to be one of the first missionaries to bring the gospel to the interior of Africa and face its dangers — known and unknown. He was also brave enough to stand in battle — literally — against injustice.Bowen, Thomas Jefferson - Dictionary of African Christian ... Thomas Jefferson Bowen was a brilliant and bold adventurer for Jesus Christ. As a pioneer missionary, he was willing to enter areas that others were not. In 1850, he opened Southern Baptist work on the west coast of Africa, in what today is called Nigeria. Thomas Jefferson Bowen (1814–1875) was an American expatriate Baptist missionary who spent considerable time of his missionary activities in Ijaye, Ogbomosho. Thomas Jefferson Bowen was a Southern Baptist missionary in Nigeria. He was born in Jackson County, Georgia, and arrived in Nigeria in 1850, the pioneer Southern Baptist missionary in the area. In 1853 he settled at Ijaye, in Yorubaland, and with the assistance of American colleagues established other stations in Ogbomosho and Abeokuta.
This thesis is about Thomas Jefferson Bowen (1814 - 1875), a Baptist missionary of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, United States. Baptist work in Nigeria began with the appointment by the Southern Baptist Convention of America of the first missionary to the country, Rev. Thomas Jefferson Bowen in 1849. He arrived Badagry, Nigeria on the 5th of August, 1850.
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The life and works of Thomas Jefferson Bowen conclusively itemizes courage, intellectuality and professionalism, non-bias missions, ordeal and difficulties on field, and the torment of ill-health during and after pioneering. NIGERIAN BAPTIST MISSIONS: FROM INCEPTION TO UDOH
Missionary Thomas Jefferson Bowen stood with anti-slavery forces in Abeokuta, Africa, during a vicious battle with the pro-slavery forces of King Gezo, leader of the Dahomey people. The residents of Abeokuta won, and Bowen's support opened doors for him to visit other cities in the region.