Nkhoma

Nkhoma
Nkhoma
	Nkhoma Location in Malawi
	Coordinates: 14°2′55.62″S 34°6′24.21″E
Country	Malawi
Region	Central Region
District	Lilongwe District
Elevation	3,914 ft (1,193 m)
Time zone	+2

Nkhoma is a hill in the Lilongwe District of Malawi. South African missionaries established a mission in 1889 and named the mission after the hill.[1]

Nowadays, Nkhoma still hosts the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian - Nkhoma Synod and several affiliated institutions:

Nkhoma Institute for Continued Theological Training (also known as Josophat Mwale Theological Institute)
Nkhoma Hospital
Nkhoma College of Nursing

Nkhoma is also a surname common among the Chewa and Tumbuka people. All those that have this last name can trace their ancestors' migration route through the Dedza area in the 17th century. The name is common in the Eastern province of Zambia especially in Chipata and Lundazi.

Sources

Brown WL. The development in self-understanding of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod as Church during the first forty years of autonomy: an ecclesiological study. University of Stellenbosch, 2005.

External links

Nkhoma University

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[1] Brown WL. The development in self-understanding of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod as Church during the first forty years of autonomy: an ecclesiological study. University of Stellenbosch, 2005.