The Lord’s Work in Venezuela
- Andrew and Elena Turkington
- Jan 26
- 1 min read
On the 25th of April 1910, about 115 years ago, William Williams from Toronto arrived in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. He was followed by Gordon Johnston, Sidney Saword, John Frith, and Bruce Cumming, all of whom were commended from Canada. Then quite a number from Northern Ireland, including Bertie Douglas, John Wells, Edward Fairfield, Joe Milne, and Joe Turkington. Also, Neal Thomson and, later, two others from Australia.
Missionaries remaining in the country are: Noel McKeown, Stephen Redpath, Samuel Ussher, and three Turkington brothers Kenneth, Andrew, William and also Norman Turkington (son of Kenneth). Alan Turkington passed away in 2022.
Brethren unable to return are Uel Ussher, Edward Smith and Paul Chapman.
Conferences: We have six national conferences every year, lasting three days each. The largest attendance is usually about 2,000, as well as many regional conferences. There is a joint effort of several assemblies to host a conference.
There are 18 Venezuelan full-time preachers in the country, as well as 14 commended to work in other countries in Central and South America (even one has been commended to Canada).
 Prayer for the current political unrest in Venezuela is requested
Currently, there are 205 assemblies in Venezuela – at least one in all 23 states. Carabobo, one of the smallest states (where the work started), has 53 assemblies.
Written by Andrew and Elena Turkington
 andrewelena@hotmail.com