Presbyterian Church of England Foreign Missions Committee archive

Records, 1842-1972, of the Presbyterian Church of England Foreign Missions Committee (or English Presbyterian Mission), comprising: Home Office (central administration) papers, consisting of general correspondence, including minutes and office copies of material, Finance Committee papers, including...

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Date(s) of creation: 1842-1972
Level: Collection
Format: Archive           

Reference number: PCE
Summary: Records, 1842-1972, of the Presbyterian Church of England Foreign Missions Committee (or English Presbyterian Mission), comprising: Home Office (central administration) papers, consisting of general correspondence, including minutes and office copies of material, Finance Committee papers, including minutes, 1920-1937, files of correspondence and reports with Internal and External Organisations, and annual field reports from missionaries overseas; Overseas papers from the various mission fields, consisting of general correspondence and reports, field reports and correspondence from individuals, and reports concerning particular hospitals, schools and Institutions; Women's Missionary Association papers; publications, other printed materials, and some photographic material.
Main author: Presbyterian Church of England; Foreign Missions Committee
Other authors: Presbyterian Church of England; Overseas Missions Committee
Alternative reference: PCE
Extent: 278 boxes
Admin history: The Presbyterian Church of England (PCE) Foreign Missions Committee, or the English Presbyterian Mission, was established in 1843, as one of the first committees of the reconstituted Presbyterian Church. It resolved at its Synod to 'institute foreign missions in connection with this Church as speedily as possible'; however, the first missionary was not appointed until 1847. China was chosen as the first mission field for the English Presbyterian Mission, due in part to the interest engendered by the Opium Wars and in part to the fact ... View more
Custodial history: During the Second World War the offices of the Presbyterian Church of England in London were damaged and much of the 19th century materials were destroyed.
Acquisition: Deposited on permanent loan by the United Reformed Church in 1982. Further deposits were made in 1988, 1992 and 2000.
Arrangement: The papers in the main series are arranged into Foreign Missions Committee and Women's Missionary Association papers. The first deposit of FMC material is series I, and there are subsequent deposits of series I additional, series II, series III and series IV. There is some Women's Missionary Association material in the series I additional deposit. The FMC papers are divided into overseas material, which relates to the foreign mission fields, and home materials which relate to the administration of the FMC headquarters. The overseas ... View more
Document: PCEguide.pdf
Access status: Open
Access conditions: Material less than 30 years old is unavailable for consultation.
Copyright: Copyright held by United Reformed Church
User restrictions: No publication without written permission.
Language: English
Multiple languages
Finding aids: Unpublished handlist superseded by online database. Published Guide to the Archive of the Overseas Mission of the Presbyterian Church of England (English Presbyterian Mission), 2009, available upon request and as downloadable pdf document online.
Copies: Published on microfiche by IDC Publishers.
Related material: SOAS Library also holds records of the Council for World Mission (Ref: CWM), of which the Presbyterian Church of England Foreign Missions Committee became part.
Format: Archive           
Subjects:
Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/NNAF/C6208 Presbyterian Church of England; Foreign Missions Committee Corporate
GB/SOASNAF/C568 Presbyterian Church of England; Overseas Missions Committee Corporate
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
1210997 Bangladesh
1814991 China
7729894 Eastern Asia
1811017 Fujian
7729895 Southern Asia
7729896 South Eastern Asia
1733045 Malaysia
1796328 Shandong
1795940 Shantou
1880251 Singapore
1668284 Taiwan