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Andrews, Wayne Newlin (1913–2001) and Aileen E. (Carter) (1913–1994)

By Godfrey K. Sang

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Godfrey K. Sang is a historical researcher and writer with an interest in Adventist history. He holds a B.A. in History from the University of Eastern Africa Baraton and a number of qualifications from other universities. He is a published author. He is the co-author of the book On the Wings of a Sparrow: How the Seventh-day Adventist Church Came to Western Kenya. 

First Published: October 10, 2024

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Wayne Andrews was an American-born missionary educator, administrator, and youth ministries leader as well as a broadcasting evangelist and musical minister in Kenya. He served from 1947 through to 1954 in the East Africa Union. He is perhaps best known as one of the founders of the Bugema Missionary College, which is today called Bugema University in Uganda.

Early Life

Wayne Newlin Andrews was born on November 6, 1913, in South Bend, Indiana, in the United States.1 He was the second of the three children of Hervey Newlin Andrews (1888-1954) and Lura Gertrude Babcock (1888-1973).2 Andrews attended Pacific Union College and obtained his ministerial training there. He was later ordained as a minister and became a missionary serving across the world, from the United States to East Africa3 and the Far East.4

Family

Andrews married Aileen E. Carter on June 12, 1938. Aileen was born on February 20, 1913, in Washington, D.C. She was the second of the two daughters of Raleigh Marvin Carter (1883-1966) and Ina P. Krause (1886-1975).5 She accompanied him in his ministry as a missionary spouse and was also a writer.6 They were blessed with two sons, Larry and Ronald, and a daughter Barbara.7

Missionary Work

Wayne and Aileen Andrews, and their two sons arrived in East Africa on February 22, 1947, becoming a missionary in the East African Union. He was one of two ordained ministers in the EAU, the other being Elder Hubert M. Sparrow, the superintendent of the EAU.8 Andrews and his wife arrived at the same time with Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wangerin and their two daughters. Mr. Wangerin was appointed the Publishing and Home Missionary secretary. He also managed the Advent Press at Kendu Bay, taking over from R. A. Carey.9 Andrews worked in East African Union until 1954.10

W. N. Andrews was appointed the Education, Sabbath School, and YPMV secretary for the EAU. They primarily lived in Kisumu, where the EAU had relocated to.11 The East African Union was organized in 1912 and again reorganized in 1942. The EAU territory covered Kenya, Uganda, Zanzibar Island, and Pemba Island. There were about 11,119 Adventists in the mission at that time and 100 European workers.12 Because of its proximity to Tanganyika and Uganda, Kisumu was favored as the headquarters of the East African Union, as opposed to Nairobi.13

Between June 3 to 7, 1947, Andrews and his wife were part of the team that conducted a European Camp meeting at the Nyanchwa Mission in Kisii, Kenya.14 This Camp meeting was attended by almost all European missionaries from the Union. A gifted musician, he organized the music for the occasion. This event was noted for its musical sessions, the use of varied instruments and the presentations from the young couples.15 That same year of 1947, Andrews was in Nairobi, where he was involved in Ingathering activities.16

In 1948, as Education secretary, he was in Uganda to inaugurate the Bugema Training School and was appointed as their acting principle. He then handed over to G. J. E. Coetzee before moving back to Kenya that same year.17 In 1950, Elder H. M. Sparrow resigned from the EAU for health reasons and returned to his native South Africa. In his place came W. Duncan Eva, also from South Africa.18

In 1951, W. N. Andrews, while working at the East African Union, helped expand the educational field in the Union, expanding the educational facilities at Kamagambo. He also deepened the work of the Missionary Volunteers, organizing the department in churches across the EAU.19 He took part in South East African Union Mission Symposium Council Session.20

In 1952, he was in Nairobi helping to organize radio presentations for the SDA Church that were broadcast nationally across Kenya. He personally prepared many scripts that were aired during that time. The radio station belonged to the Council of Protestant Christians. While they were supposed to keep the message acceptable to all Protestant believers, they often sneaked in subjects that identified them as Seventh-day Adventists, including the Second Coming, salvation through faith, and the Bible as the guide to Christian life.

Wayne. N. Andrews and his wife were also part of a quartet singing group that sang during the broadcasts. The other two members were the Wangerins. They carried out their radio-presentation duties dutifully and responsibly, which gave them a good reputation, unlike other denominations who would often disappoint the Council by not honoring their scheduled assignments. During this time, E. D. Hanson took over from W. Duncan Eva as the EAU president.21

In 1952, Pastor Andrews conducted 15 Mission Volunteers Institutes for soul-winning purposes. The volunteers distributed literature materials and also gave Bible studies.22 Andrews remained the secretary for the Mission Volunteer (MV) department. Andrews was responsible for the development of the Nairobi Church School, which was founded back in 1947 and is today called the Maxwell Adventist Academy in Mbagathi, Nairobi. His children attended the school at this time. The school mainly catered to the children of missionaries.23 He conducted a JMV investiture at the school, and the children played the roles of former missionaries like James White and J. N. Andrews. 24 He remained in this position until 1954 when he returned to the United States on furlough and thereafter moved to the Far East.

Moving to the Far East

In 1955, Andrews worked moved to the Malayan Union Mission in Singapore, where he served as the Education and Temperance departmental secretary.25 In 1959, he moved to the Atlantic Union Conference and became a faculty member at Atlantic Union College in South Lancaster, Massachusetts.26 In 1962, he moved to Columbia Union Conference and worked at the Columbia Union College.27 From 1973 to 1977, he served as the director of the North America Advisory Committee of the General Conference.

In 1975, he served at the Southwestern Union Conference as an ordained minister.28 He also served as the chairperson of the board of management at Bates Memorial High School, which was established in 1951.29

He also was the chair of Caribbean Union College Secondary School, which was established in 1964.30 At the same time, he was the chair for the Board of Management Southern Academy which was established in 1953.31

Death and Legacy

Andrews passed away on April 30, 2001, in Loma Linda, California, having lived there during his retirement. He was laid to rest at Cunningham Memorial Park in St. Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia.32 Aileen predeceased him in January 1994. Wayne N. Andrews touched the lives of many through his ministry as a minister, educational administrator, broadcasting evangelist, musical minister, and education and youth leader.33 Today, media evangelism in the Adventist Church in Kenya has grown tremendously to include fully dedicated round-the-clock Adventist broadcasting channels both on radio, television, and online. Perhaps his most notable achievement was the founding of the Bugema Missionary College, which is today named Bugema University. Thousands of local and international students attend this institution that now offers a wide range of disciplines.

Sources

Andrews, W. N. Nairobi Church School Investiture; E. D. Hanson, “Annual Report of the East African Union.” Southern Africa Division Outlook, November 15, 1952.

Andrews, Mrs. W. N. “Centennial Sabbath at Nairobi Church.” Southern Africa Division Outlook, January 15, 1953.

Hackett, Willis J. “Welcome.” Far Eastern Division Outlook, September 1, 1954.

Hanson, E. D. “Annual Report of the East African Union.” Southern Africa Division Outlook, December 15, 1952.

Raubenheimer, J. “Camp-meetings in East Africa.” Southern Africa Division Outlook, October 15, 1947.

Raitt, W. C. S. “Co-operation in Radion Work in Kenya.” Southern Africa Division Outlook, February 15, 1953.

Robinson, Virgil E. Third Angel Over Africa. Unpublished Manuscript (1954).

Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook. Various years. https://www.adventistyearbook.org/.

Sparrow, H. M. “European Camp-Meeting.” Southern Africa Division Outlook, August 1, 1947.

Stevenson, E. J. “Mufulira Camp-meeting, News Notes.” Southern Africa Division Outlook, October 1, 1947.

Tarr, E. W. “Report of the Education Department,” Southern Africa Division Outlook, June 15, 1951.

Notes

  1. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LB5K-Q7Q, accessed May 9, 2024.↩

  2. Ibid.↩

  3. E. D. Hanson, “Annual Report of the East African Union,” Southern Africa Division Outlook, December 15, 1952, 2.↩

  4. “South Africa Union Conference,” Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook (1979), 108.↩

  5. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LB42-X2T, accessed July 9, 2024.↩

  6. Mrs. W. N. Andrews, “Centennial Sabbath at Nairobi Church,” Southern Africa Division Outlook, January 15, 1953, 5.↩

  7. Willis J. Hackett, “Welcome,” Far Eastern Division Outlook, September 1, 1954, 2.↩

  8. “East Africa Union,” Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook (1947), 161.↩

  9. Robert Hare, op. cit.↩

  10. “South Africa Union Conference,” Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook (1954), 183.↩

  11. “South Africa Union Conference,” Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook (1947),161.↩

  12. Ibid.↩

  13. J. Raubenheimer, “Camp-meetings in East Africa,” Southern Africa Division Outlook, October 15, 1947, 2.↩

  14. Ibid.↩

  15. H. M. Sparrow, “European Camp-Meeting,” Southern Africa Division Outlook, August 1, 1947, 2.↩

  16. E. J. Stevenson, “Mufulira Camp-meeting, News Notes,” Southern Africa Division Outlook, October 1, 1947, 3.↩

  17. Virgil E. Robinson, Third Angel Over Africa, unpublished manuscript, 1954.↩

  18. “East Africa Union,” Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook (1951), 185.↩

  19. E. W. Tarr, “Report of the Education Department,” Southern Africa Division Outlook, June 15, 1951, 26.↩

  20. Ibid., 55.↩

  21. W. C. S. Raitt, “Co-operation in Radion Work in Kenya,” Southern Africa Division Outlook, February 15, 1953, 3.↩

  22. E. D. Hanson, op. cit.↩

  23. W. N. Andrews, Nairobi Church School Investiture; E. D. Hanson, “Annual Report of the East African Union,” Southern Africa Division Outlook, November 15, 1952, 2.↩

  24. Ibid., 4.↩

  25. “South Africa Union Conference,” Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook (1955), 96.↩

  26. “South Africa Union Conference,” Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook (1959), 212.↩

  27. “South Africa Union Conference,” Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook (1962), 34.↩

  28. “South Africa Union Conference,” Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook (1975), 88.↩

  29. “South Africa Union Conference,” Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook (2015), 545.↩

  30. Ibid., 551.↩

  31. Ibid., 610.↩

  32. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LB5K-Q7Q.↩

  33. Stevenson, 3.↩

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Sang, Godfrey K. "Andrews, Wayne Newlin (1913–2001) and Aileen E. (Carter) (1913–1994)." Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists. October 10, 2024. Accessed March 25, 2025. https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=EJPE.

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Sang, Godfrey K. "Andrews, Wayne Newlin (1913–2001) and Aileen E. (Carter) (1913–1994)." Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists. October 10, 2024. Date of access March 25, 2025, https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=EJPE.

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