Admin l Sunday, December 12, 2021
LAGOS, Nigeria – Jehovah’s Witness in Nigeria are marking their centenary in the country today, following the commencement of the faith in the country in 1921, by a missionary named Claud Brown, followed in 1923 by William Brown, who preferred to be out on the street for evangelism and his emphasis on the importance of the Bible, earned him the name “Bible Brown” from the people.
Early in the 19 century, Brown traveled throughout the West Indies, and later in West African countries like Sierra Leone and Nigeria, preaching openly and strengthening small groups of Bible students, as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called.
The three–hour centenary programme, titled “History-100 Years of Courage! Jehovah’s Witness in Nigeria” will feature such sub-topics as 1921-1946: Small Beginnings, 1947-1972: Standing Firm Under Test; 1973-1979: Period of Increase and 1998-2021: Courageous Stand in Modern Times.”
Other features of the programme are virtual Exhibition Tour, including the construction of what has been referred to as the first Kingdom Hall in Ilesha, now in the then Western Nigeria, now Osun State, in 1935, construction of the first Nigerian Branch Office in Shomolu in 1956 and the first convention in Benin City in 1958.
Other landmark achievements include the steady growth of the faith in Nigeria, including the translation of the Bible and other Bible-based publications in many Nigerian languages, commencement of four-colour prints since 1990 and the 2021 Report on Nigerian Report, which puts the total number of Witnesses in Nigeria at over 400,000 Christians. The event will be climaxed by a Bible-based talk titled “Maintain Your Courage into the New World.”
Admin l Sunday, December 12, 2021
LAGOS, Nigeria – Jehovah’s Witness in Nigeria are marking their centenary in the country today, following the commencement of the faith in the country in 1921, by a missionary named Claud Brown, followed in 1923 by William Brown, who preferred to be out on the street for evangelism and his emphasis on the importance of the Bible, earned him the name “Bible Brown” from the people.
Early in the 19 century, Brown traveled throughout the West Indies, and later in West African countries like Sierra Leone and Nigeria, preaching openly and strengthening small groups of Bible students, as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then called.
The three–hour centenary programme, titled “History-100 Years of Courage! Jehovah’s Witness in Nigeria” will feature such sub-topics as 1921-1946: Small Beginnings, 1947-1972: Standing Firm Under Test; 1973-1979: Period of Increase and 1998-2021: Courageous Stand in Modern Times.”
Other features of the programme are virtual Exhibition Tour, including the construction of what has been referred to as the first Kingdom Hall in Ilesha, now in the then Western Nigeria, now Osun State, in 1935, construction of the first Nigerian Branch Office in Shomolu in 1956 and the first convention in Benin City in 1958.
Other landmark achievements include the steady growth of the faith in Nigeria, including the translation of the Bible and other Bible-based publications in many Nigerian languages, commencement of four-colour prints since 1990 and the 2021 Report on Nigerian Report, which puts the total number of Witnesses in Nigeria at over 400,000 Christians. The event will be climaxed by a Bible-based talk titled “Maintain Your Courage into the New World.”
