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The Churches of Christ in Ghana commemorated 50 years of the Restoration Movement in Ghana in 201... more The Churches of Christ in Ghana commemorated 50 years of the Restoration Movement in Ghana in 2012. As part of the historical development of this community in Ghana, the number of individuals who have accessed higher education through the various institutions of higher learning in the country have increased significantly. This development also led to the emergence of campus churches to meet the spiritual needs of members of this faith-tradition as they pursue academic interests on the various university campuses. This development notwithstanding, almost no literature exists which provides a record of the historical evolution of these campus churches and the influence they have had on past and present members of the campus churches and also on the Churches of Christ in Ghana. This study documents the historical trajectory of campus churches affiliated with Churches of Christ located in three public universities in Ghana primarily through survey results and oral history interviews. Fu...
The Churches of Christ in Ghana commemorated 50 years of the Restoration Movement in Ghana in 201... more The Churches of Christ in Ghana commemorated 50 years of the Restoration Movement in Ghana in 2012. As part of the historical development of this community in Ghana, the number of individuals who have accessed higher education through the various institutions of higher learning in the country have increased significantly. This development also led to the emergence of campus churches to meet the spiritual needs of members of this faith-tradition as they pursue academic interests on the various university campuses. This development notwithstanding, almost no literature exists which provides a record of the historical evolution of these campus churches and the influence they have had on past and present members of the campus churches and also on the Churches of Christ in Ghana. This study documents the historical trajectory of campus churches affiliated with Churches of Christ located in three public universities in Ghana primarily through survey results and oral history interviews. Fu...