ABSTRACT
This chapter talks about different phases of interaction between the Ogo society and the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN) in order to demonstrate the complex patterns of negotiation. The period extends from the beginning of the mission in 1927 to the contemporary times when independent Charismatic and Pentecostal churches are challenging the missionary monopoly on Christianity. It should be noted that culture and identity are central to the understanding of human thoughts, feeling and actions, as well as crucial when accounting for interrelationships between individual and larger socio-cultural institutions. The mission's relationship with members of the Ogo society and the colonial administrators was ambiguous. Although there were attempts by some members of the Ogo society to sack the missionaries, there were also cases of cooperation. However, attempts by the converts to negotiate their varied identities and culture continued in relationship with the missionaries and their kinsmen.
