George Nkwe (fl. 1866) was the first Cameroonian pastor,[1] ordained in 1866 by British Baptist missionary Alfred Saker.[2] A native Bamileke, Nkwe was kidnapped and sold into slavery at a young age, eventually becoming a slave of King Mpondo Ngando Akwa II of the Duala.[2][3]

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  1. ^ World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (1969). International Review of Mission. Commission on World Mission and Evangelism of the World Council of Churches. p. 303. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
  2. ^ a b Steed, Christopher; Bengt Sundkler (2000). A History of the Church in Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 261. ISBN 0-521-58342-X. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
  3. ^ Saker, Emily Martha (1929). Alfred Saker, Pioneer of the Cameroons. Carey Press. p. 171. Retrieved 2007-07-29.