Christian Messenger (Ghana)
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This article is about the official newspaper of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, the Christian Messenger. For the historical American religious magazine, see Christian Messenger.
The Christian Messenger is an English-language monthly publication and the official newspaper of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.[1][2][3] It is the oldest continuously operating faith-based news journal in Ghana, and one of the oldest newspapers in the country.[4][5][1] It was set up on the Gold Coast in 1883 by the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society.[1] The first issue was published in Basel on 1 March 1883 under the editorship of the German missionary and philologist, Johann Gottlieb Christaller who had then retired from the mission.[6][7]
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Type | Monthly |
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Owner(s) | Presbyterian Church of Ghana |
Founder(s) | Basel Mission |
Publisher | Waterville Publishing House |
Founded | 1883; 141 years ago (1883) |
Language | English |
City | Accra |
Country | Ghana |
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