Abstract:
ECWA came into existence as a result of efforts to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to the
interior of the Sudan region of Africa. As most Africans at the time could neither read nor write, one
strategy employed by the missionaries of reaching them was the introduction of some form of
training in order to make them able to read the Bible. This strategy, along with mercy ministry, is
still being used today to reach parts of Nigeria that is still closed to the gospel. ECWA and other
mission agencies are not left out in the use of this strategy, leading to the establishment of schools
in almost every DCC of ECWA. The desire for better living through western education and the need
to train more preachers led to the rapid spread of these schools.
