About the year 1851, a native helper from Aintab spent three years in Oorfa, working at his trade as a weaver, but receiving a partial support from the mission, and reading and explaining the Scriptures to all that came.

Mr.
Schneider visited this place in 1854; a church was organized by Dr.
Pratt in December, 1855, and Mr.Nutting commenced his residence there in 1857.

Mr.White was also there a year or more, till 1859.
The church was then small, and very partially sanctified.

The number of church-members, in 1861, was fifteen, and nearly all the members were active, working Christians; and the real progress had been greater than the statistics indicated.

Protestantism had become known, and was exerting a good influence.