Eleanor Chesnut biography, “By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” (I John 3:16). Eleanor Chesnut, who experienced the divine love followed the footsteps of Christ and gave her life for the people of China. Eleanor Chesnut a …
Dawson Trotman, was the founder of ‘The Navigators’ ministry. The ministry’s purpose was to make Christ known to the people and equip them so that they, in turn, can help fulfill Christ’s commission to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). Dawson Trotman ministry in United States of America In the late 1920s, …
Calvin Wilson Mateer, was a pioneer Presbyterian missionary in the Shantung province of China. Born into a Christian family, Mateer was deeply influenced by the devotional life of his mother, Mary. She always encouraged her children to carry the gospel to the heathen lands so much that six of her seven children committed themselves to …
Greene Lawrence Wharton biography, was one of the pioneer missionaries who served in India on behalf of the ‘Disciples of Christ’ organization. Wharton was born in a farmer’s family and had meager educational opportunities. In his youth, he was a zealous Christian and began preaching even before he finished college. He then went to Bethany …
Richard Allen, was a slave who led his master to Christ and then became the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born into slavery and worked as a servant of a Delaware plantation owner. Although the other owners disapproved of their slaves attending the church, Allen was encouraged by his master to …
