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SiteReference: 

FD249-004
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FD249-004 - 01/07/2008

Author: 

sandiswa.mkuba

Post date: 

13/07/2022

RecordingDate: 

01/07/2008 - 09:29 to 13/07/2022 - 09:29

PrimaryRecording?: 

Yes

Heritage Reports: 

AIA_Djate_249_KT_Kusel_U_Jul08

AlternateName: 

BERLIN MISSION STATIONS, KGALATLOLU Site d

Recorders: 

Udo Kusel

SiteComments: 

In 1860 a Lutheran missionary of the Berlin Missionary Society, Alexander Merensky visited Sekwati. Sekwati told Merensky that he could build a mission station in his country. The first mission station was built at Gerlachshoop near Bopedi amongst the Kopa tribe. In 1861 Merensky again visited Sekwati and was given permission to build a new mission station a few miles from Tjate near Kgalatlolo hill. Merensky and another missionary, Nachtigal, immediately started building the new station. When Sekhukhune took over from Sekwati as chief his initial relations with the missionaries were friendly. Slowly the situation worsened as Sekhukhune felt the missionaries were undermining his supreme authority. Finally the position of the Christians became so intolerable that on the night of 18 November 1864 the Christians led by Merensky fled to settle at Botshabelo near Middelburg. 

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