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West Indian Recruitment
- When
- 1842-1843
- Where
- West Indies
Riis and colleagues traveled to Antigua and Jamaica to recruit black Christians for the Gold Coast mission, addressing labor shortages.
The Home Committee selected Riis, Widmann, Halleur, and Thompson to travel to the West Indies. They departed Basel for Antigua via Liverpool to select mission recruits from the Moravian communities, aiming to bolster the mission's capacity for education and evangelism.
Sources
- Andreas Riis Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
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