1st August, 1981: The Great Tabernacle of The Apostolic Faith Church located at Anthony Village Campground, Lagos is dedicated.
1st August,1982: Rev. Isaiah Ghele Sakpo, a former Vice-president of The Apostolic Church, Nigeria inaugurates the LAWNA Evangelical Defense Force. LAWNA which stands for “Lagos, West and Northern Areas” is a movement whose task is to promote evangelism, prayer, and other spiritual activities among members of The Apostolic Church.
1st August, 1834: Robert Morrison at age 52 passes on to glory. He was the first English Protestant missionary to China and had translated the Bible into Chinese, constructed a Chinese grammar, founded an Anglo-Chinese college, and edited a six-volume Chinese dictionary.
1st August, 1895: Anglican missionaries Robert Warren Stewart, his wife Louise, their two children and seven other Christians are butchered in China.
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