Peer reviewedThe Batlhaping people, like other communities, nations and
countries have encountered difficulties such as invasions, war
and conquest and, in some cases, have stood up to defend
themselves against their enemies (one well-known battle in
which they successfully defended themselves was the Battle of
Dithakong against the Difeqane/Mfecane (Madise 2002:276)).
In spite of all these difficulties, missionaries still found their
way to evangelise and convert the Batlhaping. This article is
intended to show how Batlhaping ba ga Mankuroane came to
embrace Christianity from 1829 onwards through the London
Missionary Society. A number of denominations made inroads
into Taung and established themselves among the tribes who
lived in this area, the main denominations being the
Methodists, the Anglicans, the Catholics and the United
Congregationalists. In this article, however, I will focus mainly
on one denomination, the United Congregational Church.Research Institute for Theology and Religio
