This is a list of notable
Protestant missionaries in China by agency. Beginning with the arrival of
Robert Morrison in 1807 and ending in 1953 with the departure of Arthur Matthews and Dr. Rupert Clark of the
China Inland Mission
OMF International (formerly Overseas Missionary Fellowship and before 1964 the China Inland Mission) is an international and interdenominational Evangelical Christianity, Christian missionary society with an international centre in Singapore. It ...
, thousands of foreign Protestant missionaries and their families, lived and worked in China to spread Christianity, establish schools, and work as
medical missionaries
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Missionary organizations
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
American Presbyterian Mission
American Southern Presbyterian Mission
American Methodist Episcopal Mission
American Southern Methodist Mission
American Southern Baptist Mission
China Inland Mission
OMF International (formerly Overseas Missionary Fellowship and before 1964 the China Inland Mission) is an international and interdenominational Evangelical Christianity, Christian missionary society with an international centre in Singapore. It ...
Church Missionary Society
English Presbyterian Mission
London Missionary Society
Mission Covenant Church of Sweden
Protestant Episcopal Church Mission
A list of missionaries of the
Episcopal Church (United States)
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a member Province of the worldwide
Anglican Communion
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that served in China from 1835.
In 1912, Episcopal Church missionary activities in China were reorganized with Anglican mission initiatives of the Church of England and other Anglican provinces under the banner of the
Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui.
English Baptist Missionary Society
Protestant missionaries affiliated with other agencies
See also
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List of Protestant missionary societies in China (1807–1953)
This is a list of Protestant missionary societies in China (1807–1953).
Protestant missionary societies in China 1807-1953
See also
* Historical Bibliography of the China Inland Mission
*List of Protestant missionaries in China
*Protestant ...
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Church Missionary Society in China
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List of Roman Catholic missionaries in China
* William of Rubruck (1253)
* Giovanni di Monte Corvino Order of Friars Minor, O.F.M. (1294)
* Arnold of Cologne (1303)
* Andrew of Perugia (1307)
* Odoric of Pordenone O.F.M. (1322)
* St. Francis Xavier Society of Jesus, S.J. (1552)
* Michele Rug ...
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List of Christian missionaries
The following are notable Christian missionaries:
Early Christian missionaries
These are missionaries who predate the Second Council of Nicaea so it may be claimed by both Catholic and Orthodoxy or belonging to early Christian groups.
* Alopen ...
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Timeline of Christian missions
This timeline of Christian missions chronicles the global expansion of Christianity through a listing of the most significant missionary outreach events.
Apostolic Age
Earliest dates must all be considered approximate
* 33 – Great Commissi ...
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Chefoo School
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Lammermuir Party
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Thomas Richardson Colledge
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Grace Dyer Taylor
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Murders of John and Betty Stam
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Kenneth Scott Latourette
Kenneth Scott Latourette (August 6, 1884 – December 26, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and historian, specialized in Chinese studies, Japanese studies, and the history of Christianity.
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George S. Benson
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China Centenary Missionary Conference
References
Further reading
* Anderson, Gerald H. (ed.), ''Biographical Dictionary of Christian Mission'', Macmillan Reference, 1998
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Broomhall, AJ, ''Hudson Taylor and China's Open Century'' Vols. I, II, III, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1981
* Fulton, Austin ''Through Earthquake Wind and Fire; Church and mission in Manchuria 1867-1950: the work of the United Presbyterian Church, the United Free Church of Scotland, the Church of Scotland and the Presbyterian Church in Ireland with the Chinese Church in Manchuria''. Edinburgh: St Andrew Press. 1967. Lists all Church of Scotland, Presbyterian Church of England and Presbyterian Church in Ireland missionaries from 1867 to 1950. (Contains listing of all their missionaries.)
* Griffiths, Valerie, ''Not Less Than Everything'', Oxford: Monarch Books & OMF International, 2004
* Latourette, Kenneth Scott, ''A History of Christian Missions in China'', London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1929
* Lovett, Richard
''The History of the London Missionary Society 1795 – 1895''Vol. II, London: Henry Frowde, 1899
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Shorrock, Arthur, ''Shensi in Sunshine and Shade'', Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1926
* Sibree, James, ''Register of LMS Missionaries, 1796–1923'', London: LMS, 1923
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External links
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese ChristianityList of articles regarding Fuzhou's Christian history
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