Colonial rule in Africa profoundly disrupted indigenous institutions and knowledge systems, particularly in the realm of health and healing. Yet within these ruptures, new religious, social and medical movements emerged, negotiating both colonial power and postcolonial transformations. Join us for a presentation by Dr. Ogechukwu Williams who will explore childbirth as a key site of disruption and reinvention, focusing on how an African faith healing movement—and one of its earliest churches—transformed itself from a marginalized outcast of the colonial state into a recognized provider of maternal healthcare in the post-colonial era. In tracing this trajectory, she highlights African agency in reworking faith, medicine and authority within colonial and postcolonial frameworks.