George Daniels Ekarte

George Daniels Ekarte (born 1890s, died 12 July 1964) was a Christian philanthropist and community activist. He founded the African Churches Mission in Liverpool in July 1931.

Biography George Daniels Ekarte's place of birth was Calabar, Nigeria. His date of birth is recorded as 1 January 1904, though based on his own testimony, it is thought he was born earlier in the 1890s. As a child Ekarte worked as an errand boy for Dr. Wilkie, a missionary in Calabar. He left Dr. Willkie's service to join another missionary Mary Slessor in Itu where he learned to read and write. A plaque was unveiled at 151 Hill Street, Toxteth, the site of the African Churches Mission, on 13 August 2023.

The African Churches Mission was demolished and Ekarte moved to a flat at 27 Avison Terrace. He died on 12 July 1964 a few weeks after being moved from the Mission. In 2005 social housing was built on the land where the African Churches Mission had been situated.