Abstract:
In this article the author traces the origins and development of Indians in the Uniting
Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. He acknowledges the work of the founder of the
Indian Presbyterian work, the Rev. Joseph Prakasim, looks at the expansion of Presbyterianism
among the Indian population in South Africa and shows how through various ministries these
congregations contributed to the development of the Indian communities in South Africa,
impacting on the country as a whole.
Description:
This research is part of the
project, ‘African Christianity
and Development’, directed
by Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay,
Department of Church
History and Church Polity,
Faculty of Theology,
University of Pretoria,
South Africa
