24th August: Today in Christian History


24th August: Today in Christian History  - The New Man Movement


24th August,  1616

On this day in Christian History, John Owen, a prominent English Puritan theologian, church leader, and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, recognized for his writings on the atonement and the holiness of church worship was born.

24th August, 1759

On this day in Christian History, William Wilberforce, a British MP and evangelical Christian crusader who led the campaign to abolish the slave trade and slavery in the British Empire was born.

24th August, 1810

On this day in Christian History, Theodore Parker, an American Unitarian theologian and abolitionist preacher, part of the early social gospel movement and a major voice for progressive Christianity was born.

24th August, 1889

On this day in Christian History, Simon Kimbangu, founder of Kimbanguism in the Congo, a powerful Pentecostal-rooted movement was born.

24th August, 2024

On this day in Christian History, a major “Greater Grace, Greater Power” crusade took place at Blue Roof, Agidingbi, Ikeja. Organized by the PFN and CAN, it drew thousands for preaching, prophetic ministry, worship, and widow empowerment.

 


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