Foreign Christian Missionary Society - The Mission in India

The Mission in India

The mission in India was originally formed by a group of eight missionaries. This undertaking was fueled by a fundamental belief that missionary work could bring about the redemption of India._{, ,} The mission was settled in the Central Provinces of India in order to avoid interfering with other established missions in the country. The Society’s first station was set up in Harda, its second in Jubbulpore, and third in Mungeli. All stations required their missionaries to dedicate their first and sometimes second year to language study. The mission made a special effort to recruit native teachers and evangelists, since they already had extensive knowledge of the language and people, and thus knew how best to respond to opposition. During the cool season missionaries camped out in the various Indian villages for several weeks. On these mission tours, medical services were offered while the Gospel was preached._{, ,}