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“North east corner of church. Part of the crowd at the opening.” Exterior view of the new church with a queue of people around the building. The church was opened on 17 January 1930 by Rev R.G.M. Calderwood and native ministers from Kikuyu and Tumutumu. The exterior of the church was painted with a white distemper and the roof tiles were red. ❧ Image from the collection of Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) showing the early years of the Chogoria mission, established near Mt Kenya in 1922 and run by Dr Irvine, ministering to the Chuka and Mwimbi peoples.
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