At the time it was believed to have established a Protestant church.
Some of these settled in the area and established a collegiate church.
The nearly two dozen families by 1840 established their own school, stores and churches.
Elizabeth established an English church that helped shape a national identity and remains in place today.
During that time, a few man banded together in an empty field and decided to establish a church.
He returned to England and sent a deacon to establish a church in the area.
Many wanted to be away from state established churches.
Roberts also established several churches in his territory, many of which still function.
During the first half of the twentieth century, missionaries established a church, a clinic, and a primary school.
Predominantly Lutheran, they established several churches in and around the community, most of which closed by 1980.