17th April, 1951: Bishop Leslie Gordon Vining is elected and presented as the First Archbishop of The Church of the Province of West Africa. This took place at the inauguration of the newly created Church of the Province of West Africa.
17th April 1924: The Church of the Brethren Mission also known as Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN) holds her First Communion Service in Nigeria. The Church of Brethren Mission in Nigeria was Founded in 1923 by Stover H. Kulp and Albert D. Helser. They were commissioned as Missionaries sent to Africa by the Church of Brethren General Mission Board in June 1922.
17th April 2015: The 19th Festival of Life holds at Exhibition Center London (ExCeL), Royal Victoria Dock, London, United Kingdom with over 40,000 people in attendance and notably the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron. The program which commenced in 1996 is hosted annually by The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), London, United Kingdom.
17th April 2004 : The Foundation for the building of Apostolic Faith Mission (now Apostolic Faith Church) at 1 Kofar Kaura New Layout, Katsina State Nigeria is laid.
17th April 1772: Archibald Alexander is born in South River, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States of America. He was an American Presbyterian Theologian and the First Professor of the Princeton Theological Seminary.
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