Publications

International Lutheran Council recognises late Rev. Dr. Jonathan Udo Ekong as the pioneering father of The Lutheran Church Nigeria (LCN). For the full details, visit


The Register Greensboro publication of A&T College Class of 1936 with Rev. Dr. Jonathan Udo Ekong listed with his classmates. For full details, click here


RedeemTV records Jonathan Udo Ekong’s baptism as October 10, 1914 in Afaha. For more details, visit


December 6, 1940 Australian Lutheran, records Jonathan Udo Ekong as a missionary trained in America who attended eight preaching stations in the African mission. For the full story, read…


June 6, 1962 Australian Lutheran records that Jonathan Udo Ekong preached in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Tottenham, London in 1938 in a publication of his nephew’s (prof. Donald Ekong) wedding in 1962. For the full story, read…


January 14 1946 Australian Lutheran publishes a brief history of Jonathan Udo Ekong as a young man sent to America in 1928 and what was expected of him upon his return. For more details, visit


June 6 1942 Australian Lutheran recognises Rev. Jonathan Ekong as a brother to Daniel Ekong. For more details, visit


The Dictionary of African Christian Biography has a published page on Rev. Dr. Jonathan Udo Ekong. It provides well detailed information of his life. For the full details, visit


Concordia Historical Institute records Jonathan’s death in their ‘Today in History’. To read more, visit


On January 6, 2012, Christ Follower Today website published a post remembering 30 years since Rev. Dr. Jonathan Udo Ekong died. His grandson Eric Ekong also shared a little about his grandfather. For the full article, visit


Rev. Prof. Udo Etuk has published a book on Rev. Dr. Jonathan Udo Ekong. The book is called ‘Jonathan Udo Ekong, The Log-Bell Ringer’.

Rev. Prof. Udo Etuk was Jonathan’s daughter’s classmate at Lutheran High School, Obot Idim, Ibesikpo. He was a Deputy Vice Chancellor in the University of Uyo


Review of Log-Bell Ringer

Christ Follower Today publishes another post with Eric Ekong reviewing the book ‘Jonathan Udo Ekong, The Log-Bell Ringer’ by Rev. Prof. Udo Etuk. For the full article, visit