cover image: New Church, Kikuyu, Kenya, August 1926

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New Church, Kikuyu, Kenya, August 1926

1926

Kang'au's Intermediate School, 15th August 1926. [pictured left to right ] Rev Mr Stevenson, Mr Barlow. Opening of new church cost 3,700/- built entirely by native Christians." Exterior view showing Reverend Stevenson and Mr Barlow holding a service to declare the opening of the new church.The Church of Scotland assumed control of the Mission at Kikuyu in 1901. The mission church was built as a memorial to Dr Ruffelle Scott who originally began the building of a mission church as a memorial to the Reverend Thomas Watson, who died in 1900. ❧ "A Series of Photos illustrating Life and Work at Kikuyu. August 1926. Rev W.B. Stevenson.
indigenous peoples sermons churches religious services stevenson, w.b. (rev.), minister, chogoria fl.1926 barlow, arthur ruffelle, missionary, kikuyu, kenya, 1888-1965
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-79646
Dates
1926-08-15
Pages
Photographic prints, 8.2 x 10.6 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Central Province Kenya Kikuyu
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Kenya
Reference
impa-a-nls-75654357-1.tif
Rights
For commercial reproduction please contact the National Library of Scotland by referring to http://www.nls.uk/copyright . For access to the originals please e-mail manuscripts@nls.uk National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, Scotland, UK The National Library of Scotland license the use of this content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 UK: Scotland License. manuscripts@nls.uk
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/d9c8888722d6ae9868bf6e1a03b1e116

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