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  1. First American Missionary: George Liele Sails to Jamaica in 1782

    2 days ago · Adoniram Judson went to Burma.) It was African Americans who led the way in the modern missions sending movement. Even though William Carey (sent from England) is …

  2. The Blood, Sweat, and Tears of Black Missionaries

    Jan 23, 2025 · In particular, Shaw’s work examines the lives and ministries of noteworthy African American missionaries who set sail for Jamaica, Haiti, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Hawaii, and the …

  3. Early African American Missionaries Who Changed the World for …

    Feb 25, 2022 · By 1832, over 20,000 Jamaicans had become believers in Christ as a result of Liele’s ministry. In addition, Liele encouraged the practice of making disciples who make …

  4. Emancipation: The Caribbean Experience - University of Miami

    According to missionaries, before their arrival in Jamaica, heathenism was rampant in both the white and the black population. There were many missionary groups, but my research focused …

  5. Joseph Merrick (missionary) - Wikipedia

    In 1842, Reverend John Clarke and Dr. G. K. Prince, members of the Baptist Missionary Society of London, were seeking Jamaican lay missionaries to join them on an expedition to the …

  6. Pioneers of Missionary Work in Jamaica (#152329) - Bible Truth …

    Taken as a slave to Jamaica, he was afterwards removed to Virginia, where he heard the gospel, and was brought to Christ. Returning to Jamaica, he resolved to devote himself to make …

  7. Jamaica - BMS World Mission

    It was against slavery, ‘this greatest of curses’, that BMS missionaries in Jamaica battled in the early nineteenth century. The first BMS workers to Jamaica arrived on the island in 1814. An …

  8. Colonists and Missionaries - Representations of Rebellion: Slavery …

    In part, debates over abolition created a precarious situation in colonies like Jamaica where colonists acted out against those they considered to be tied to the antislavery campaign, …

  9. Jamaica - OMUSA

    For over 500 years, Jamaica—like the rest of the Western Caribbean—has been a receiving field for missionaries. But times have now changed.

  10. Jamaica: The Surprising Story of America’s First Missionary

    Feb 1, 2023 · George Liele, a former black slave, sailed for Jamaica to reach the lost in 1782, 11 years ahead of heralded British missionary William Carey and long before American Adoniram …