Not your father’s mission field
The Presbyterian world mission movement might never have taken off without the skills and commitment of women. Forty-five Presbyterian missionaries were already serving overseas when their denomination established a Board of Foreign Missions in 1837—and nearly half of those early missionaries were women. This article, reproduced courtesy of Presbyterians Today magazine, tells that story.
- Tags: 175 years, 175th anniversary, women, world mission
- Ministries: World Mission
- Agency: Presbyterian Mission Agency