Rev. McCauley Jarbah

McCauley’s service will be livestreamed below:

Wake Keeping:

We are mourning and grieving the loss of our loved one: our father, uncle, cousin, and grandfather, the Reverend McCauley Saydee-casbah Elijah Jarbah, which occurred on December 26, 2023, at his daughter Keturah and her husband’s residence in WestFargo, North Dakota surrounded by his daughters, sons, in-laws, and grandkids. This loss is one of the hardest things that ever happened to our family. Our emotions are raw. Our hearts are broken.

Lowell Mason, the song’s writer: “SERVANT of God, well done”! Writes: Rest from thy loved employ; The battle fought, the victory won, Enter thy Master’s joy. The voice at midnight came. He started up to hear A mortal arrow pierce his frame. He fell but felt no fear.
Tranquil amid alarms, it found him on the field, A veteran slumbering in his arms,

Beneath his red-cross shield. At midnight came the cry, to meet thy God, prepare!” He woke up and caught his captain’s eye. Then, strong in faith and prayer,

His spirit, with a bound, left its encumbering clay; His tent, at sunrise, on the ground, a darkened ruin lay.

The pains of death are past; Labor and sorrow cease, and life’s prolonged warfare closed at last; his soul is found in peace.

We are hurt, troubled, and broken. But we take consolation in the good old book of the Bible in Revelation 21:4: “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Romans 8:18 also says: “Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory that the good old Lord will reveal to us later.”

Reverend McCauley Saydee-Carbah: Elijah Jarbah was born unto the union of Jarbah Flahn Jarbah and Kwehnnyoh Sunday on October 6, 1956, in Plaindialebo, Juarzon District, Sinoe County, Liberia. He married his loving wife Victoria Gaye Jarbah in 1985 in Monrovia, Liberia, and the union was blessed with six children, including several children they fostered. They are Emmanuel Gaye (Liberia), Don Howard( Ghana ), Jarbah Flahn Jarbah(Ghana), Alfred Wako Jarbah (deceased), Carolyn Silikon Blayee (Fargo ND), Benedict Jarbah,(Liberia) Dekontee Dayway(Liberia), Katurah Jarbah Tarpeh,( Fargo ND) Madie-Lee Jarbah Davies,(Liberia) Siemon Jarbah,( Liberia) and his adopted daughter Sonia Bantoe( Fargo ND). Revern Jarbah was also blessed with Ten grandchildren. Melissa Tarpeh, Melanie Tarpeh, Mckenzie Tarpeh(Keturah)Josepher Gwaikolo, Asher James, Kelian Saydeejue Johnson( Sonia ), Charlotte Jarbah, Thomas Jarbah ( Benedict) Derick Jarbah( Flahn), Tina Williams ( Carolyn ) ,and Princess( Decontee)

Revern Jarbah started his primary education in the mid-sixties at the Elizabeth Native Interior Mission (ENI Mission) under the tutelage of his mother, Madie-Lee Monroe, his adopted mother. In 1975, he enrolled at Sinoe High School in Greenville, Sinoe County, and stayed for two years. He moved to New Kru Town, Bushrod Island, Monrovia, with his older brother James K. Jarbah, Sr. He was enrolled at the William R. Tolbert, now Deweh High School, and graduated in 1978 with honors. Following his high school studies, he received the call of the Lord upon his life to study, preach, and teach the Word of God. He enrolled at the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary in 1979 and graduated in 1984. In 1997, he earned a scholarship through Reverend Billy Nimmons to study theology at the Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He graduated from Mercer in 2000 with academic honors and distinction. In 1983, Pastor Jarbah, through the help of the late Rev John Mark Carpenter from the USA and other members, established the Bridgeway Baptist Church and the Billy Nimmons School at old LMC Compound, St. Paul Bridge, Bushrod Island, Monrovia, Liberia. Rev Jarbah also helped to establish the Grace Baptist Church in Barnesville, Liberia, Iron Factory Baptist Church, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church on Lynch Street, Monrovia, Liberia, and also helped the Late Rev Kweh Jackson to establish The Christian Life Pentecostal church in Monrovia. Rev Jarbah started working at Lott Carey Baptist Mission School with the late Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Walker as Dean for Students Affairs in 1989, with the subsequent position of a counselor until his departure to the United States in 1997. He also worked at the ELWA Radio Station as a Krahn announcer, along with the late Pastor Robert Chengbe. He also taught at the Monrovia Bible College for several years.

Pastor Jarbah, through the invitation of Deacon Obaku Tubman Nyomah and Elder Paye Gballayan, moved to Jacksonville, Florida, USA, and established the United African Baptist Church in 2003. He served the UABC for many years as the head Pastor before moving to Philadelphia with his family due to poor health. He also served as Director of Missions at the New Hope Baptist Church International in Philadelphia, PA, from 2015 to 2018. In 2018, he moved to Fargo, North Dakota, to live with his daughter Katurah and husband Melvin Tarpeh, where he stayed until the Lord called him home from labor to rest. His parents, including his other siblings, predeceased him: elder Charles Jarbah, Thomas Jarbah, James K. Jarbah, Sr., and Alfred Jarbah. His elder sisters, who predeceased him, include Ma Monah Jarbah, Sarah Morris, Anna Morris Saywiah, and his son Alfred Jarbah. His adopted father, John Mark Carpenter, and his mother, Madielee Monroe, He had several other brothers and sisters whom he left behind, including Esther Jarbah Smith, Susy B. Jarbah, Esther N. Jarbah, Martha Jarbah, several nephews and nieces including Kai Gerald Wleh, Stephen Jarbah, Ophelia Jarbah Gaye, Charles Otto Kligbo, Jackson Hosea Kanmoh, Jr., James K. Jarbah, Jr., Sandra Jarbah Nyakoon, Olive Jarbah Boye, Naomi Jarbah Tiabor, Darline Jarbah Massaquo, Alfredia Jarbah Mennoh, Thumbelina Jarbah Gbayou, Hugo Menjay, Dr Olu Menjay, etc.

May God receive and keep his soul in Paradise till we meet again. Rest well with your Creator, Reverend MacCauley Saydee-Carbah Elijah Jarbah.
Special Thanks and appreciation go out to Sanford Medical Center and The Hospice of Red River Valley.