Anthony Norris Groves
Deceased Person
1795 – 1853
Who was Anthony Norris Groves?
Anthony Norris Groves has been described as the "father of faith missions". He launched the first Protestant mission to Arabic-speaking Muslims, and settled in Baghdad, now the capital of Iraq, and later in southern India. His ideas influenced a circle of friends who became leaders in the Plymouth Brethren. Among these were JN Darby, JV Parnell, and George Müller, who had married Groves' sister Mary.
The significance of Groves lies in his desire to simplify the task of churches and missions by returning to the methods of Christ and his apostles described in the New Testament. As a missionary, his goal was to help indigenous converts form their own churches without dependence on foreign training, authorisation or finance. His ideas eventually found wide acceptance in evangelical circles.
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- Born
- Feb 1, 1795
Newton Valence - Also known as
- 安东尼·葛若弗斯
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- Education
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Died
- May 20, 1853
Bristol
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on July 23, 2013
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