Recovering the African History
of Christianity through Biography
There is a growing movement afoot to recover the stories of the African Christians at the heart of the explosive growth of Christianity in Africa since the early 1900s.
The Dictionary of African Christian Biography (DACB.org) has been the pioneer of this movement since 1995.
DACB Friends is dedicated to supporting the work of the DACB.
This year we are celebrating 30 years of the DACB’s work and vision! See our EVENTS page for info on our celebrations!
Who we are
DACB Friends was born in 2022 after a conversation between Judy Stebbins and Michele Sigg (DACB Executive Director) during a long car drive. The conversation inspired Judy to put her vast culinary and networking skills to work to create a group of friends to support the DACB. As a result, DACB Friends was registered as a charity (African Christian Biography Friends, Corp. or ACBF Corp.) in Connecticut in June 2024.
The DACB works to recover the stories of the African Christians who are responsible for the explosive growth of Christianity across Africa. These stories are historical resources for theological education in Africa. With its North American headquarters at the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University School of Theology (https://www.bu.edu/cgcm/), the DACB collaborates with writers from Africa and its diaspora.
DACB Friends is a growing network of people who recognize that biography is an essential way of telling the story of Christianity in Africa by focusing on the African men and women who did the lion’s share of the work. We believe these African stories of faithfulness, resilence, healing, and wisdom belong to the global church and have a lot to teach us. The story of Afua Kuma (see photo) is one inspiring example.
Want to know more about the history and work of the DACB? This 20 minute Q&A from Africa Speaks (https://africaspeaks.global/) explains it.
A strategic initiative of our DACB fundraising efforts, the
Now Found project aims to:
Expand awareness of African contributions to global Christian history.
Empower Christian leaders by sharing inspiring stories of faith.
Engage the African diaspora with compelling storytelling.