Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:missionary
|
| gptkbp:activityRegions |
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Australia gptkb:Caribbean gptkb:China gptkb:India gptkb:Madagascar gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:South_Pacific |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Protestantism
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1795
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Congregationalists
gptkb:Presbyterians gptkb:Evangelical_Anglicans |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:London
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
London Missionary Society
|
| gptkbp:mergedInto |
gptkb:Council_for_World_Mission
1977 |
| gptkbp:motto |
'A Missionary Society for the Conversion of the Heathen'
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Involvement in education and health care in mission fields
Abolition of slavery advocacy Establishment of churches and schools First missionary sent to Tahiti in 1797 Involvement in the Opium Wars context in China Missionary work in Guyana Missionary work in Hong Kong Missionary work in Jamaica Missionary work in Malaysia Missionary work in Mauritius Missionary work in Papua New Guinea Missionary work in Samoa Missionary work in Singapore Missionary work in South Africa Missionary work in Tonga Missionary work in Vanuatu Support for indigenous leadership in churches Work among the Tswana people in Southern Africa Translation of the Bible into various local languages |
| gptkbp:notableMission |
gptkb:John_Williams
gptkb:William_Carey gptkb:John_Philip gptkb:Robert_Moffat gptkb:Samuel_Marsden gptkb:David_Livingstone gptkb:James_Chalmers gptkb:William_Ellis |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Chronicle_of_the_London_Missionary_Society
gptkb:Missionary_Magazine |
| gptkbp:purpose |
Christian missionary work
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:religious_organization
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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