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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

 Organization

Administrative History

The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (1810-1961) was the first American Christian missionary organization.

The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. The objective of the ABCFM was to spread Christianity worldwide. While it originated as a Congregationalist organization, the ABCFM also accepted missionaries from Presbyterian (1812–1870), Dutch-Reformed (1819–1857) and other denominations. They were a voice against Indian removal, and served many missions in North America among the Indians that had been displaced. As early as 1829, the Board had sent representatives to China. In 1961, the ABCFM or the American Board, as it was often called, merged with other societies to form the United Church Board for World Ministries, an agency of the United Church of Christ.

Citation:
Wikipedia, via WWW, August 18, 2014 (American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions; aka ABCFM; first American Christian missionary organization; created in 1810 by graduates of Willams College; objective of the ABCFM was to spread Christianity worldwide; originated as a Congregationalist organization; also accepted missionaries from Presbyterian (1812–1870), Dutch-Reformed (1819–1857) and other denominations; a voice against Indian removal; served many missions in North America among the Indians that had been displaced; as early as 1829, the Board had sent representatives to China; in 1961, the ABCFM or the American Board, as it was often called, merged with other societies to form the United Church Board for World Ministries, an agency of the United Church of Christ)

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions letter received

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2197
Scope and Contents Materials include a five page unsigned handwritten letter dated October 2, 1833, to Reverend D. Green, secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, from the chairman of a committee in Jacksonville, Illinois, requesting the Board's aid in outfitting a missionary group to the "Indians West of the Rocky Mountains." This letter is accompanied by a two page manuscript copy of a petition titled "Incipient measures in relation to the establishment of a mission," with...
Dates: 1833
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions letter received

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