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How did ACTEA get started?
ACTEA was founded in response to the dream of Dr Byang Kato, the first
African general secretary of AEA, who saw an urgent need for an association for
evangelical theological schools in Africa, which could assist them in areas of
common need. The groundwork for the new body was laid at a major gathering of
theological educators which Dr Kato convened in Nairobi in November 1975.
In March 1976 the AEA Executive Committee formally constituted the new
project under the AEA TCEC. A Council was appointed to initiate and administer
the programme, and Dr Paul Bowers, a senior lecturer with ECWA Theological
Seminary, Igbaja, Nigeria, was asked to serve as the first coordinator. The
ACTEA Council has met in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire (1977); Miango, Nigeria (1978);
Chongoni, Malawi (1981); Ndola, Zambia (1987); Limuru, Kenya (1990); Harare,
Zimbabwe (1995); Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (2003); and Johannesburg, South
Africa (2006).
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