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Feb 01, 1795 Newton Valence, England, United Kingdom Died on 20 May 1853 (aged 58)

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About Anthony Norris Groves

  • Anthony Norris Groves (1 February 1795 – 20 May 1853) was an English Protestant missionary and 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 (Lord Congleton), 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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