First White Frost - by Homer R Noley (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Methodist Missionaries and Native Americans. The history of the Methodist attempt to evangelize Native Americans is marked by both spectacular failures and dramatic successes. In this balanced yet forthright account, Homer Noley helps you gain new insights and a deeper understanding of Methodist missionary activities among Native Americans from the 1600s to the present. New foreword by Bishop David M. Wilson

About the Author

The Rev. Homer Noley, 1932-2018, a member of the Choctaw Nation, blazed a trail for Native American ministries in the United Methodist Church and was the founder of the National United Methodist Native American Center. For nearly 40 years, Noley worked for the inclusion of Native Americans at all levels of the denomination. Along with writing First White Frost, he also co-authored A Native American Theology, recognized as the first book to articulate a comprehensive and systematic Christian theology from a Native American perspective.