List of Protestant missionary societies in China 1807-1953
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Protestant missionary societies in China 1807-1953
| Name | Date work begun in China |
| Allgemeiner Evangelical Protestant Missionsverein | 1885 |
| Alliance China Mission | |
| American Advent Christian Mission | 1897 |
| American Baptist Missionary Union American Baptist Missionary Union American Baptist Missionary Union is an international Protestant Christian missionary society founded in 1814 in the United States... | 1834 |
| American Bible Society American Bible Society The American Bible Society is an interconfessional, non-denominational, nonprofit organization, founded in 1816 in New York City, which publishes, distributes and translates the Bible and provides study aids and other tools to help people engage with the Bible.It is probably best known for its... | 1876 |
| American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions was the first American Christian foreign mission agency. It was proposed in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College and officially chartered in 1812. In 1961 it merged with other societies to form the United Church Board for World... | 1830 |
| American Lutheran Brethren Mission | 1902 |
| American Lutheran Mission | 1890 |
| American Methodist Episcopal Mission American Methodist Episcopal Mission American Methodist Episcopal Mission was an American Methodist missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.-American Methodist Episcopal Mission in China:... | 1847 |
| American Norwegian Lutheran Mission | 1899 |
| American Presbyterian Mission American Presbyterian Mission American Presbyterian Mission was an American Presbyterian missionary society, operated by the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty and to India in nineteenth century... | 1835 |
| American Presbyterian Reformed Mission | 1897 |
| American Protestant Episcopal Mission American Protestant Episcopal Mission American Protestant Episcopal Mission was an American Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.-Establishment:... | 1835 |
| American Reformed Mission American Reformed Mission American Reformed Mission was an American Protestant Christian missionary society of the Dutch Reformed Church , that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.- See also:... | 1842 |
| American Scandinavian Congregational Mission | 1887 |
| American Society of Friends' Mission | 1890 |
| American Southern Baptist Mission American Southern Baptist Mission American Southern Baptist Mission is an American Southern Baptist missionary society that sent workers to countries overseas, such as China during the late Qing Dynasty... | 1845 |
| American Southern Methodist Episcopal Mission American Southern Methodist Episcopal Mission American Southern Methodist Episcopal Mission was an American Methodist missionary society operated by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.- See also:... | 1847 |
| American Southern Presbyterian Mission American Southern Presbyterian Mission American Southern Presbyterian Mission was an American Presbyterian missionary society of the Southern Presbyterian Church that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty... | 1867 |
| Augustana Synod Mission | 1905 |
| Baptist Missionary Society Baptist Missionary Society rightBMS World Mission is a Christian missionary society founded by Baptists from England in 1792. It was originally called the Particular Baptist Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Amongst the Heathen, but for most of its life was known as the Baptist Missionary Society... | 1860 |
| Basel Mission Basel Mission The Basel Mission is a Christian missionary society active from 1815 to 2001, when it was merged into Mission 21, the successor organization of Kooperation Evangelischer Kirchen und Missione founded in 2001.... | 1847 |
| Bible Christian Mission Bible Christian Mission Bible Christian Mission was a Protestant Christian missionary society that sent workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.- See also:*Protestant missionary societies in China during the 19th Century*Timeline of Chinese history... | 1884 |
| Berlin Foundling House Berlin Foundling House Berlin Foundling House was a German Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to China during the late Qing Dynasty.-Work in China:... | 1850 |
| Berlin Missionary Society Berlin Missionary Society The Berlin Missionary Society or Society for the Advancement of evangelistic Missions amongst the Heathen was a German Protestant Christian missionary society that was constituted on 29 February 1824 by a group of pious laymen from the... | 1851 |
| British and Foreign Bible Society British and Foreign Bible Society The British and Foreign Bible Society, often known in England and Wales as simply as Bible Society, is a non-denominational Christian Bible society with charity status whose purpose is to make the Bible available throughout the world.... | 1843 |
| Canadian Methodist Mission | 1891 |
| Canadian Presbyterian Mission Canadian Presbyterian Mission Canadian Presbyterian Mission was a Canadian Presbyterian Church in Canada missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty... | 1871 |
| Cassel Missionary Society | 1850 |
| Central China Religious Tract Society | 1876 |
| China Inland Mission China Inland Mission OMF International is an interdenominational Protestant Christian missionary society, founded in Britain by Hudson Taylor on 25 June 1865.-Overview:... | 1862 |
| China Missionary Alliance | 1901 |
| Chinese Evangelization Society Chinese Evangelization Society The Chinese Evangelization Society was an early British Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to China during the late Qing Dynasty. It was founded by Karl Gützlaff. Hudson Taylor was the first missionary to be sent overseas in 1853... | 1853 |
| Chinese Home Missionary Society | |
| Chinese Tract Society | 1878 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance Christian and Missionary Alliance The Christian and Missionary Alliance is an evangelical Protestant denomination within Christianity.Founded by Rev. Albert Benjamin Simpson in 1887, the Christian & Missionary Alliance did not start off as a denomination, but rather began as two distinct parachurch organizations: The Christian... | 1890 |
| Christian Reformed Church Christian Reformed Church in North America The Christian Reformed Church in North America is a Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. Having roots in the Dutch Reformed churches of the Netherlands, the Christian Reformed Church was founded by Gijsbert Haan and Dutch immigrants who left the Reformed Church in... | |
| Christian Vernacular Society of Shanghai | 1890 |
| Christians' Mission | 1885 |
| Church of England Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... Missionary Society | 1837 |
| Church of England Zenana Mission Church of England Zenana Mission Church of England Zenana Mission was a British Anglican Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.... | 1884 |
| Church Missionary Society | 1844 |
| Church of Scotland Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation.... Mission | 1878 |
| Church of Sweden Mission | 1918 |
| Church of the Nazarene Church of the Nazarene The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th century Holiness movement in North America with its members colloquially referred to as Nazarenes. It is the largest Wesleyan-holiness denomination in the world. At the end of 2010, the Church of the... | 1914 |
| Congregational Church of Sweden | 1890 |
| Cumberland Presbyterian Mission | 1898 |
| Danish Lutheran Mission | 1896 |
| Danish Missionary Union | |
| Educational Association of China | 1877 |
| English Presbyterian Mission English Presbyterian Mission English Presbyterian Mission was a British Presbyterian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.-English Presbyterian Mission work in China:... | 1847 |
| English Wesleyan Mission English Wesleyan Mission English Wesleyan Mission was a British Methodist missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.... | 1852 |
| The Evangelical Alliance Mission The Evangelical Alliance Mission The Evangelical Alliance Mission is an inter-denominational evangelical Christian missionary organization founded by Fredrik Franson. TEAM used to be called the Scandinavian Alliance Mission.-History:... | 1900 |
| The Evangelical Lutheran Mission | 1913 |
| Evangelical Missionary Alliance Evangelical Missionary Alliance Evangelical Missionary Alliance or International Missionary Alliance was a Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.-See also:... | |
| Finnish Missionary Society | 1901 |
| Finnish Free Missionary Society | |
| Free Church of Finland Mission | 1889 |
| French Protestant Missionary Society French Protestant Missionary Society The French Protestant Missionary Society at Paris was an early French Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to China during the late Qing Dynasty.- See also:... | 1860 |
| Friedenshort Deaconess Mission | 1911 |
| Friends Foreign Mission | 1886 |
| Foreign Christian Missionary Society Foreign Christian Missionary Society Foreign Christian Missionary Society was an Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.-See also:* Protestant missionary societies in China during the 19th Century... | 1886 |
| General Baptist Missionary Society or English Baptist Mission | 1845 |
| General Evangelical Protestant Mission General Evangelical Protestant Mission General Evangelical Protestant Mission was an Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.-See also:* Protestant missionary societies in China during the 19th Century... | 1884 |
| German China Alliance Mission | 1889 |
| German Women's Bible Union | 1908 |
| German Women's Missionary Union | 1908 |
| Gospel Mission | 1892 |
| Hauge's Synod Mission | 1891 |
| Hong Kong Hildesheim Mission for the Blind | 1890 |
| Hunan Protestant Methodist Church Mission | |
| Irish Presbyterian Mission Irish Presbyterian Mission Irish Presbyterian Mission was an Irish Presbyterian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.-See also:*Protestant missionary societies in China during the 19th Century... | 1869 |
| Liebenzell Mission Liebenzell Mission The Liebenzell Mission is a cluster of like-minded Evangelical mission organizations in Austria, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United States... | 1906 |
| London Missionary Society London Missionary Society The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans and Nonconformists, largely Congregationalist in outlook, with missions in the islands of the South Pacific and Africa... | 1807 |
| Lutheran Free Church Mission | 1917 |
| Kiel China Mission | 1897 |
| Kiao-chau Swedish Baptist Mission | |
| Macao Christian College in China | |
| Medical Missionary Society of China Medical Missionary Society of China The Medical Missionary Society in China was a Protestant medical missionary society established in Canton, China, in 1838. The first work of the society was to support the ophthalmic hospital in Canton run by Dr. Peter Parker, a medical missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign... | 1838 |
| Methodist New Connexion Methodist New Connexion Methodist New Connexion was a Protestant nonconformist church, also known as the Kilhamite Methodists. It was formed in 1797 by secession from the Wesleyan Methodists, and merged in 1907 with the Bible Christian Church and the United Methodist Free Churches to form the United Methodist... | 1860 |
| Methodist Union Publishing House | |
| Mission Union for the Evangelization of China in Pomerania | 1858 |
| Netherlands Chinese Evangelization Society Netherlands Chinese Evangelization Society The Netherlands Chinese Evangelization Society was a corrupt Dutch Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to China during the late Qing Dynasty. It was founded by Karl Gützlaff.- See also:... | 1855 |
| Netherlands Missionary Society Netherlands Missionary Society Netherlands Missionary Society was a Dutch Protestant missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the Qing Dynasty. The most famous of which was Karl Gützlaff.... | 1826 |
| North China Tract Society | 1882 |
| North-West Kiang-si Mission | |
| Norwegian Lutheran China Mission Association | 1891 |
| Norwegian Lutheran Mission Norwegian Lutheran Mission The Norwegian Lutheran Mission is one of several independent Lutheran organisations in Norway. They are often considered one of the most conservative Christian Evangelical organisations in Norway. They consider themselves committed to the inerrancy of the Bible as the Word of God... | |
| Norwegian Mission in China | 1889 |
| Norwegian Missionary Society Norwegian Missionary Society The Norwegian Missionary Society is a Norwegian missionary organization.It was started by a group of approx 180 people in the town of Stavanger in Norway in August 1842. The goal was to spread the Christian religion to other peoples, mainly in Africa... | 1901 |
| Reformed Church in the United States Reformed Church in the United States The Reformed Church in the United States is a Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. The present RCUS is a conservative, Calvinist denomination. It affirms the principles of the Reformation: Sola scriptura , Solo Christo , Sola gratia , Sola fide , and Soli Deo gloria... | 1897 |
| Rhenish Missionary Society Rhenish Missionary Society The Rhenish Missionary Society was one of the largest missionary societies in Germany. Formed from smaller missions founded as far back as 1799, the Society was amalgamated on 23 September 1828, and its first missionaries were ordained and sent off to South Africa by the end of the year.The... | 1847 |
| Peking Mission for Chinese Blind | 1881 |
| Pentecostal Missionary Union of England | |
| Presbyterian Church of New Zealand | |
| St. Chrischona Pilgrim Mission | 1895 |
| The Scandinavian Alliance Mongolian Mission The Scandinavian Alliance Mongolian Mission The Scandinavian Alliance Mongolian Mission was a Scandinavian Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as Mongolia and China during the late Qing Dynasty.-See also:... | |
| The Scandinavian American Christian Free Mission | 1888 |
| The Scandinavian China Alliance Mission | 1891 |
| Scottish Bible Society Scottish Bible Society Scottish Bible Society, founded in 1809 as the Edinburgh Bible Society, amalgamated in 1861 with the Glasgow Bible Society to form the National Bible Society of Scotland, is a Scottish Christian charity that exists to make the Bible available throughout the world.The Scottish Bible Society arose... | 1863 |
| Scottish United Presbyterian Mission Scottish United Presbyterian Mission Scottish United Presbyterian Mission was a Scottish Presbyterian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.-Scottish United Presbyterian Mission work in China:... | 1865 |
| Seamen's Church and Mission Society | |
| Seamen's Mission | |
| Seventh Day Baptist Mission Seventh Day Baptist Mission Seventh Day Baptist Mission was a Baptist missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty... | 1847 |
| The Sheo Yang Mission The Sheo Yang Mission The Sheo Yang Mission was a Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to China during the late Qing Dynasty. It was founded by the Pigott family in 1892 , they had previously been members of the China Inland Mission... formed by a group breaking away from the CIM in T'ai-yüan Taiyuan Taiyuan is the capital and largest city of Shanxi province in North China. At the 2010 census, it had a total population of 4,201,591 inhabitants on 6959 km² whom 3,212,500 are urban on 1,460 km². The name of the city literally means "Great Plains", referring to the location where the Fen River... , Shan-si Shanxi ' is a province in Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period.... ; all but a few on furlough Furlough In the United States a furlough is a temporary unpaid leave of some employees due to special needs of a company, which may be due to economic conditions at the specific employer or in the economy as a whole... died in the Taiyuan Massacre Taiyuan Massacre The Taiyuan Massacre was one of the more bloody and infamous parts of the Boxer Rebellion. It took place on July 9, 1900, in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, North China, when the governor of Shanxi named Yuxian , or Yu-Hsien , ordered the killings of 45 Christian missionaries and of local church members,... , those remaining joined the BMS to continue the work from 1900 | 1892 |
| Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge Among the Chinese Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge Among the Chinese The Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge Among the Chinese was founded in 1887 in Shanghai, China. It was founded and led by a group of American and British Methodist missionaries including Young John Allen, William Alexander Parsons Martin, Timothy Richard and Alexander... | 1886 |
| Society for Promotion of Female Education in the East Society for Promotion of Female Education in the East Society for Promotion of Female Education- in the East was a Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.... | 1864 |
| Society for Propagation of the Gospel | 1862 |
| Soul Winning and Prayer Union Soul Winning and Prayer Union Soul Winning and Prayer Union was a Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late Qing Dynasty.-See also:* Protestant missionary societies in China during the 19th Century... | |
| South Chih-li Mission | |
| Swedish Alliance Mission | 1892 |
| Swedish American Mission | 1890 |
| Swedish Holiness Union | 1890 |
| Swedish Mission in China | 1890 |
| Swedish Missionary Society | 1849 |
| Swedish Mongolian Mission Swedish Mongolian Mission Swedish Mongolian Mission was a Swedish Protestant Christian missionary society that was involved in sending workers to countries such as Mongolia and China during the late Qing Dynasty.... | |
| The Friends Foreign Mission | 1884 |
| United Brethren in Christ Church of the United Brethren in Christ The Church of the United Brethren in Christ is an evangelical Christian denomination based in Huntington, Indiana. It is a Protestant denomination of episcopal structure, Arminian theology, with roots in the Mennonite and German Reformed communities of 18th century Pennsylvania, as well as close... | 1889 |
| United Evangelical Church Mission | 1900 |
| United Free Church of Scotland United Free Church of Scotland The United Free Church of Scotland is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination formed in 1900 by the union of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland and the Free Church of Scotland... | 1863 |
| United Methodist Free Church | 1864 |
| United Society for Christian Endeavor for China | |
| Woman's Union Missionary Society of America | 1859 |
| Yale University Mission Yale-China Association The Yale-China Association , founded in 1901, is a private, nonprofit organization with more than a century of experience contributing to the development of education in and about China and to the furtherance of understanding and knowledge between Chinese and American people... | |
| YMCA YMCA The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs... | |
| Yunnan Mission | 1890 |