approached his service with great conviction and urgency. His departure
is a great loss. May his soul rest in peace.
Elias Bongmba
toyin adepoju wrote:
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> From: Jonathan Awasom <jonathanawasom@yahoo.com>
> Date: 20 July 2010 16:35
> Subject: [Mwananchi] Fw: - The Cameroon-born Theologian Icon - Reverend
> Professor Bame Bame dies
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> From: Mbacham Wilfred <wfmbacham@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [mexsa] Home News - The Cameroon-born Theologian Icon - Reverend
> Professor Bame Bame dies
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> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 3:35 AM
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> The Reverend Professor Michael Bame Bame, a venerated theologian and
> academician moves on to glory at age 63. July 11 will be remembered. A man
> of God who stood by the word against all odds, preached and practiced what
> he believed in. At the time of his death he served as the Dean for
> post-graduate studies at the Faculty of Evangelical Theology (FACTEC), under
> the Mission of Evangelical Church in Cameroon (MECC), where he also
> founded the Church of Patmos. Even as he was ill and virtually bed ridden
> for 2 ½ years, he continued to preach and teach. He also served as Dean at
> the FACTEC, for three years, from 1998-2001. Prior to that, he was Dean of
> the Faculty of Protestant Theology, Yaoundé in 1983 at the age of 36 and
> held that position for 12 years. An educator of outstanding qualities, he
> has trained students 8 of whom serve as Head of Churches in 5 different
> African countries. Several hold key positions in ecumenical originations
> both at the national and international level. Two of whom are head of large
> consortia of Christian churches in Switzerland, Germany, Congo and cameroon.
> One of them is a rector in Cotonou, Benin; Eight are Deans of Faculties of
> Theology in five different African Countries. Two are Registrars in
> Faculties of Theology in Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire and some 28 more are
> teaching theology in degree awarding institutions around the world. Several
> are heads of departments, principals of secondary schools, NGOs and most are
> importantly, Pastors of God's people across the African continent.
>
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> He occupied many posts of responsibilities as Secretary of the Association
> of Theological Institutions in West and Central Africa for 11 years, from
> 1983-1994; Treasurer of the Conference of Theological Institutions in Africa
> for 3 years, from 1983-86; President of the Scripture Union of Cameroon for
> 3 years, from 1991-94. He is credited with the authorship of five books,
> and several articles in leading Theological Journals, and has also written
> many pamphlets. He was member of many academic organizations in the USA,
> UK and Africa. He was cited in: "*Who's Who in Science and
> Theology",*published by the John Templeton Foundation; and
> *1000 Intellectuals of the 20th Century,* published by the International
> Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England. He was elected the
> International Man of the Year 1992-1993 for His Services to Theology and the
> Church. In 2005, He was honored with the prestigious award TOP-100
> Educators, inaugural series by the IBC, Cambridge, UK.
>
>
>
> Rev. Professor Bame Bame served as Pastor of the Buea Station Congregation
> of the PCC for one year and as Pastor of the Bastos Congregation of the PCC
> for eleven years; He also served in various capacities in different
> Presbyterian missions in Illinois, Minnesota and Brentwood,USA between 1975
> and 1997. Since 1997, he teaches Systematic Theology and a joint course in
> Faith and Science among other subjects. He became full professor in 1986
> and shared his knowledge as a visiting professor with some 4 theological
> institutes in the USA. This venerated scholar is a product of CPC Bali,
> CCAST Bambili, Faculty of Protestant Theology Yaounde, Princeton Theological
> Seminary, USA and the Faculty of Divinity in the University of Aberdeen,
> Scotland.
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> He was a floriculturist, gardener, architect, song writer and won awards in
> poetry. Rev. Professor Michael Bame Bame is the second child in a family of
> 10 children born to late Rev. Simon Bame who served the PCC for over 40
> years. He is survived by his wife Anne, to whom he has been married for 37
> years.
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> Wilfred Mbacham, MS, DS, MPH, ScD.
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> *If you do not learn to share when you do not have, you will not learn to
> share when you have(wfm, 2004).*
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