Free Methodist and other Missions in Zimbabwe

Tillman Houser and his wife Gwen have two sons, Terry and Melden. He was granted a BA degree in Biblical Studies in 1947 from Seattle Pacific University. He further completed a Master Degree in Missiology from Fuller Theological Seminary in 1978. · Served seven years as pastor in the United States · Missionary service included 35years in Zimbabwe managing up to 30 primary schools over a 100 by 100 mile square area. Within this area he planted churches, and had oversight of church districts. · Founded and built Dumisa Mission in a low elevation malaria infested area hundreds of miles from city centers. · Assisted in the revision of the Tsonga New Testament. · Edited and published translations of the Free Methodist Standard of Faith in Hlengwe (Shangaan) and Shona languages. · Participated in archeological surveys of Great Zimbabwe and one near Lundi Mission. · Learned to speak fluently in three distinct African languages, Hlengwe, Shona and Sindebele.