Sierra Leone Mission
| Our interest and contact with Sierra Leone comes from the work of the Countess of Huntingdon and the extensive work she established in the United States of America. Mainly concentrating on the slave trade areas, she financed and supported George Whitfield and others in establishing chapels there. At the end of the slave trade era the slaves were given land in Nova Scotia to settle but being too cold they were soon given land back in Africa - Sierra Leone. Freetown became the centre of the 'Huntingdonians' and they flourished in the area. | ||
| They are now a thriving church community that made contact with the Countess of Huntingdon Connexion at the end of the 19th. century and we have sought to support them ever since. | ||
| We are planning a
larger interest page on this site but have included leads to The
Mission's own website and other missions.
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