The United Missionary Church of Africa was incorporated in Nigeria in 1956. In 1978 the United Missionary Society turned over to the UMCA the work and property which it had begun and developed. Many missionaries stayed in Nigeria after the turnover working under the UMCA. These missionaries soon organized first as The Fellowship of Invited Missionaries and then as World Partners Nigeria.
The fonds include original documents effecting the transfer of responsibility from the U. M. S. to the U. M. C. A., They include minutes of board meetings, documents related to the quota system for registering expatriates ministering in the country and to the educational and medical systems developed. Most of these are incomplete whether financial statements or minutes, or quota controls.