The work in Liberia

The Cheale family worked and lived in Liberia for many years before returning to the UK and Peppard Congregational Church. Subsequently the Church has a very close association and links with West Africa and especially Liberia.
The Church has organised and sent several containers of items, to support and help our Liberian friends.

The last container sent to Liberia contained donated clothing, books, cooking utensils, computers and other items including a large electrical generator and marquee capable of holding 600 people.

This container arrived in Liberia in December 1998 and was followed by a visit to Liberia by Phil and Gordon, to provide guidance with the equipment installations and gain understandings of the needs, requirements and requests for further items and ongoing support for future shipments.

 A completely full aid container left the Church in February 2006 for Liberia. A thank you to everybody who helped and supported this project.

The Church is planning its next container shipment to Liberia NOW.
Rev. Phil Cheale our pastor has worked in Liberia and clearly understands the country's requirements, and how to safely import the container into the country to reach its designated recipients. The shipments contain any items that can offer practical help these include;
Clothing, Tools, Books, Soap etc., Cooking utensils and items to sell in markets. The Church is linked to the Cheale Vocational College so computers (of any specification), printers, peripherals, educational equipment have and can be sent.

If you feel you have any items, or support you would like to donate to Liberia please feel free to contact the Church Office on
Telephone 0118 9724519    Email office@pepcon.plus.com

Official name:  Republic of Liberia
Capital:  Monrovia
Area: 111,370 km² about the size of Iceland 103,000 km²
Highest point:  Mount Wuteve 1,380 m
Population:  2,771,901 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
    0-14 years: 45% (male 622,797; female 616,902)
   15-64 years: 52% (male 734,425; female 700,124)
   65 years and over: 3% (male 47,099; female 50,554) (July 1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate:  103.13 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
   Total population: 59.45 years male: 56.81 years female: 62.16 years
   (1998est.)
Languages:   English 20% (Official), about 20 tribal languages, of which a few
   can be written and used in correspondence.
Ethnic groups:  Indigenous African tribes 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio,
  Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, and Bella),
  Americo-Liberians 2.5% (descendants of immigrants from the US who had
  been slaves)
Religions:   Traditional 70%, Muslim 20%, Christian 10%
Literacy:  Age 15 and over can read and write total population: 38.3% male
 :53.9% female: 22.4% (1995 est.)
GDP per capita:  1,100 $ / year
Currency:  1 Liberian dollar (L$) = 100 cents

For more information on the Country of Liberia please click here  Liberia

For contacts and photographs on Liberia please click here Liberia Connection