Nkhoma is a hill in the
Lilongwe District of
Malawi. South African missionaries established a mission in 1889 and named the mission after the hill.
[Brown WL]
The development in self-understanding of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod as Church during the first forty years of autonomy: an ecclesiological study.
University of Stellenbosch, 2005.
Nowadays, Nkhoma still hosts the
Church of Central Africa Presbyterian - Nkhoma Synod
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chris ...
and several affiliated institutions:
* Nkhoma Institute for Continued Theological Training (also known as Josophat Mwale Theological Institute)
* Nkhoma Hospital
* Nkhoma College of Nursing
Nkhoma is also a surname common among the Chewa and Tumbuka people. All those that have this last name can trace their ancestors' migration route through the Dedza area in the 17th century. The name is common in the Eastern province of
Zambia especially in Chipata and Lundazi.
Sources
External links
Nkhoma CCAPNkhoma Hospital
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Populated places in Central Region, Malawi
Nkhoma University