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Jan 2, 2018 · Joseph Rhodes Dunwell was sent to the Gold Coast in January 1835 as one of nine missionaries sent by the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society (WMMS) to work in Africa and overseas. Unfortunately by June 25, 1835 he was dead from malaria.
Jan 11, 2011 · Reverend Joseph Dunwell Remembered. In the realm of church impact in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), Reverend Joseph Rhodes Dunwell planted a vineyard in the Gold Coast. He was a heavyweight and had the enviable record of being the first Methodist missionary to enter the then Gold Coast.
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Jun 24, 2023 · Rev. Joseph R. Dunwell. 1808-1835. Rev. Joseph Rhodes Dunwell, 27 Years, was the first missionary sent out by the Wesleyan Missionary Committee at the invitation of the few converts of Cape Coast through Captain Potter, Sea Captain of "Congo" a vessel which plied between Bristol and West Africa.
the arrival and work of the Rev. Joseph Rhodes Dunwell The Rev. Joseph Rhodes Dunwell, the pioneer Wesleyan Methodist Missionary to work in the Gold Coast arrived in the country on 1 st January 1835.
Wesleyan missionary activities in Ghana (then Gold Coast) started in 1835, when Rev. Joseph Rhodes Dunwell arrived and laid the foundation for Methodism. Like the Methodist Church in England, the Methodist Church Ghana had an important Anglican background.
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Feb 17, 2003 · Joseph Rhodes Dunwell was born in 1807 and grew up in Pool-in-Wharfdale, Yorkshire. A disagreement with his parents over his faith meant he moved out of the family home and travelled to London.
The pioneer lay leaders letter to the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London requesting for Bibles led to the arrival of the first missionary in the person of Rev. Joseph Rhodes Dunwell whom they welcome and toiled with him in service.
