| Summary: |
Minutes of the Western Committee, from 1912 to 1923 and from 1953 to 1956, recording its supervisory work over missions in the Caribbean and Americas (principally the former British West Indies), West Africa, Europe and Southern Africa (principally the Transvaal & Swaziland and Rhodesia (both Zimbabwe and Zambia)). In the 1932 the former United Methodist mission of Kenya was added. Matters brought before the committee include: appointments of missionary staff; transfers of missionaries within mission fields and between institutions; furloughs; arrangement of visitations to mission fields; allowances; grants to individuals and for projects; sale and purchase of land and property; maintenance of property; new building projects; purchase of equipment for institutions; fitness for duty of missionary staff; recording deaths of missionary staff; election of individuals to local committees.
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| Extent: |
2.5 volumes
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| Admin history: |
As part of the restructuring of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society committees in 1912 the Western Committee was created to oversee missions in the Western Hemisphere, principally replacing the previous committees for Europe & South Africa and the West Indies & West Africa. Its recommendations were passed onto the General Committee. |
| Access status: |
Restrictions apply
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| Access conditions: |
Data Protection declaration forms need to be completed and signed when consulting some of these minutes.
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes |
| User restrictions: |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: |
English
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| Related material: |
The minutes for the Western Committee from April 1923 to November 1952 form part of the Sectional Committee minutes MMS/Home & General/Minutes/Box 1380-1383).
Minutes of regional committees before 1912 are available (MMS/Home & General/Minutes/Box 1384) and within the minutes of the General Committee. |
| Format: |
Archive
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