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Anaguta (Anaguta), known as Anaguta is an ethnic group in Plateau State of Nigeria. Anaguta is one of the minority ethnic group in plateau state in central part of Nigeria. They now occupy Naraguta, kunga, babale, rafin jaki, nabor gwong, nasarawa gwong, hwoll, mazah, rukuba road, ring road, fudawa, tagir, gada biyu, farin gada and other nearby settlement. History The Anaguta have only one consistent myth of origin which is told by the elders of Andigwong with little if any variation. A very long time ago the Anaguta are said to have emerged from a hole in the ground or alternatively ‘burst from the rock’ at a place called Akotom which is not identified on any of the available maps, but which the elders say is near the Shere Hills to the East ofGwong village and the site of the hill town of Anabor (see Map 1.4)22. This myth is consistent with the various theories of the origins and history of the Plateau peoples: that the Plateau has been occupied for a very long time ...
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Ethnologue
''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living languages of the world. It is the world's most comprehensive catalogue of languages. It was first issued in 1951 and is now published by SIL International, an American evangelical Parachurch organization, Christian non-profit organization. Overview and content ''Ethnologue'' has been published by SIL Global (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics), a Christian linguistics, linguistic service organization with an international office in Dallas, Texas. The organization studies numerous minority languages to facilitate language development, and to work with speakers of such language communities in translating portions of the Bible into their languages. Despite the Christian orientation of its publisher, ''Ethnologue'' is not ideologically or theologically biased. ''Ethnologue'' includes alternative names and Exo ...
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John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambigu ...
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Anaguta Women Development Association
Anaguta (Anaguta), known as Anaguta is an ethnic group in Plateau State of Nigeria. Anaguta is one of the minority ethnic group in plateau state in central part of Nigeria. They now occupy Naraguta, kunga, babale, rafin jaki, nabor gwong, nasarawa gwong, hwoll, mazah, rukuba road, ring road, fudawa, tagir, gada biyu, farin gada and other nearby settlement. History The Anaguta have only one consistent myth of origin which is told by the elders of Andigwong with little if any variation. A very long time ago the Anaguta are said to have emerged from a hole in the ground or alternatively ‘burst from the rock’ at a place called Akotom which is not identified on any of the available maps, but which the elders say is near the Shere Hills to the East ofGwong village and the site of the hill town of Anabor (see Map 1.4)22. This myth is consistent with the various theories of the origins and history of the Plateau peoples: that the Plateau has been occupied for a very long time ...
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Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies around the world, each overseen by one or more bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor of Saint Peter, upo ...
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Baptists are a Christian denomination, denomination within Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches generally subscribe to the Christian theology, doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God in Christianity, God), ''sola fide'' (salvation by faith alone), ''sola scriptura'' (the Bible is the sole infallible authority, as the rule of faith and practice) and Congregationalist polity, congregationalist church government. Baptists generally recognize two Ordinance (Christianity), ordinances: Baptism, baptism and Eucharist, communion. Diverse from their beginning, those identifying as Baptists today may differ widely from one another in what they believe, how they worship, their attitudes toward other Christians, and their understanding of what is important in Christian discipleship. Baptist mi ...
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Evangelical Church Winning All
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), previously known as the Evangelical Church of West Africa(ECWA), is one of the Christian denominations in Nigeria, with about 8 million members and more than six thousand local churches in nineteen countries.Cox Ruth. 2000. “The Lord's Work : Perspectives of Early Leaders of the Evangelical Church of West Africa in Nigeria Regarding the Spread of Christianity.” Dissertation. Trinity International University. . ECWA is a partner church of the International Christian Mission organization, Serving In Mission (SIM), formerly Sudan Interior Mission. Since that time, mission stations, Bible Schools, academic schools, and medical programs have been transferred to ECWA leadership. History In 1893, North-American missionaries Walter Gowans, Roland Bingham, and Thoma Kent founded the Sudan Interior Mission(SIM) with the aim to spread Christianity in West Africa. The first evangelical church in the region was established in around 1908. Howeve ...
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The Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) is a Christian denomination reformed headquartered in Jos, Plateau, Nigeria. Founded in 1904 as part of the Sudan United Mission, the church currently has over 10 million members in approximately 6,000 congregations across the country. History COCIN was established in 1904 by missionaries from the Sudan United Mission, an interdenominational mission founded by German-American missionaries. Missionary work was initiated by the British branch of MUS in Borno province among the Kanuri, a majority Muslim tribe. In 1936, a leper station was established at Molai. In 1966, the Church of Christ in Nigeria was formed. Later, the name Church of Christ in Nations was adopted. Ministries and activities COCIN is involved in various social and educational activities. It operates secondary schools for boys and girls, teacher training colleges, a theological college, vocational institutes, a hospital and a school for the blind. In 2021, the church ...
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