THE GENESIS OF CHRISTIANITY AND METHODISM IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION Scientist have claimed that the earth is now over one billion years old and historians confirmed without equivocation, ways of migration of the people throughout the world, Which became noticeable in Africa through movement to and from lle-lfe into most neighbouring West African countries around 1257. Among the cities of the nations of the world that experienced migration is the ancient and historical city of Badagry better known as ‘AGBEDEGLEME", contracted as GBAGI in the prestigious Ogu language of the people. EARLY LIFE OF THOMAS BIRCH FREEMAN The Revd. Thomas Birch Freeman, the servant of the Most High God and the herald of the gospel to the cradle of Christianity and Methodist in Nigeria was born in England on December 6, 1809. Freeman's father, a gardener by profession was an African and Amy, his mother was an English lady. Thomas Birch Freeman followed in his father's footsteps and later became head gardener to Sir Robert Harland of Orwe...
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