Volume 7, Supplement

There remain only a few people living who were present in January, 1973 at the Second General Assembly of AEAM in Limuru, Kenya, when a decision was made to found two university-level theological schools in Africa, one for the francophones and one for the anglophones. I was able to attend that General Assembly and have… read more

The Faculté de Théologie Évangélique de Bangui (FATEB), often known among English speakers as the Bangui Evangelical School of Theology (BEST), first opened its doors to French-speaking students in October 1977 (Minutes 1977). It was located in Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic (Minutes 1977). Now, it has completed well over 40… read more

The General Assembly of AEAM, held in Limuru, Kenya, February 1-8, 1973, brought together 162 delegates from 27 African countries plus observers from India, USA, Great Britain, and Germany. By this time, nine national evangelical fellowships in Africa had been formed, of which eight were represented at the Limuru Assembly (Breman 1996; Maillefer 2009; “Mini-Report”… read more

With the designation of Dr. Paul White as Dean of FATEB and a Board of Governors that had begun to function, the local Action Committee was no longer needed. The management of the seminary project shifted away from three years of guidance by committees to the personal leadership of Dr. White as Dean, now accountable… read more

Few sources for this period of FATEB’s history were available beyond what existed in my personal files. I hope that additional sources may be found to develop this narrative further and to facilitate the writing of a more complete subsequent history of FATEB. As a participant in the nearly five years of work between the… read more