James Emery (missionary)
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Dr. James Emery served as a missionary
in Guatemala
with the Presbyterian Church
, and was co-founder of the Theological Education by Extension movement there, and then taught at Missionary Internship (MI and CO) until his death in 1999.
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
with the Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The Presbyterian Church , or PC, is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S...
, and was co-founder of the Theological Education by Extension movement there, and then taught at Missionary Internship (MI and CO) until his death in 1999.