Vernon Andy Anderson BD, PhD | |
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| Church | Presbyterian Church in the United States of America |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 23, 1896 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | 1999 (aged 102–103) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Missionary and minister |
| Education | Alabama Presbyterian College |
| Alma mater | Presbyterian Theological Seminary and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary |
Vernon Andy Anderson (August 23, 1896 – 1999) was an American Presbyterian missionary. Posted to the Belgian Congo in 1921 he was one of the first missionaries to live among the Baluba-lubilashi sub-group of the Baluba people. He studied their society and helped to revise an early Tshiluba-English dictionary. Anderson later served as interim General Secretary of the Congo Protestant Council, a legal representative for the American Presbyterian Congo Mission and an inspector of its schools. He returned to the United States in 1959 and became a minister in Texas.