On 18 December 1828, the Basel Mission Society sent its first missionaries, Johannes Phillip Henke, Gottlieb Holzwarth, Carl Friedrich Salbach and Johannes Gottlieb Schmid, to take up work in the Danish Protectorate at Christiansborg, Gold Coast.
Pada tanggal 18 Desember 1828, lembaga Basel Mission mengirim misionaris-misionaris yang pertama, Johannes Phillip Henke, Gottlieb Holzwarth, Carl Friedrich Salbach dan Johannes Gottlieb Schmid, untuk bekerja di protektorat Denmark di Christianborg, Gold Coast.