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Providence Industrial Mission Thabwa church Gallery


Title: Providence Industrial Mission Thabwa church

Description: The Providence Industrial Mission is of major significance to the history of Malawi as it was the source for the 1915 rising against the British colonial government, an event that made its founder, John Chilembwe, a national hero to this day. The church, based in Mbombwe, Chiradzulu, had much support under disgruntled estate workers. It is not surprising then that it had an early following around Mulanje (Makondesa 2006). Before 1915 it already had many churches around Migowi, north of Michesi. South of Mulanje Mountain its centre became located at Thabwa, north of Mulanje Mission Hospital. LOCATION - Ask at Mt Mulanje Conservation Trust offices.

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