Church Missionary Society of England

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Church_Missionary_Society_of_England

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:missionary
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:CMS gptkb:Church_Mission_Society
gptkbp:founded	1799
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:John_Venn gptkb:Thomas_Scott gptkb:Henry_Thornton gptkb:Charles_Simeon
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:London,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Church Missionary Society of England
gptkbp:notable_mission_fields	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:China gptkb:India gptkb:Japan gptkb:Middle_East gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:notableEvent	Translation of the Bible into local languages CMS College, Kottayam founded in 1817 CMS Grammar School, Lagos founded in 1859 Establishment of mission schools First missionaries sent to Sierra Leone in 1804 Involvement in abolition of slave trade Support for indigenous clergy
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:Samuel_Ajayi_Crowther gptkb:William_Carey gptkb:Henry_Martyn gptkb:Allen_Gardiner gptkb:Mary_Slessor
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Bishop_Edward_Steere gptkb:Bishop_James_Hannington gptkb:Bishop_John_Coleridge_Patteson gptkb:Bishop_Samuel_Crowther gptkb:Bishop_William_Broughton gptkb:Bishop_Frank_Weston gptkb:Bishop_George_Smith gptkb:Bishop_Henry_Cheetham gptkb:Bishop_William_Carpenter_Bompas gptkb:Bishop_William_Ridley gptkb:Bishop_William_Wilson_Cash gptkb:Bishop_Charles_Perry
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:Church_Missionary_Intelligencer gptkb:The_Church_Missionary_Gleaner
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkbp:purpose	Christian missionary work
gptkbp:status	active
gptkbp:website	https://churchmissionsociety.org
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:St._John's_College,_Agra
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6