This is a list of Protestant missionary societies in China (1807–1953).
Protestant missionary societies in China 1807-1953 Name Date work begun in China Allgemeiner Evangelical Protestant Missionsverein 1885 Alliance China Mission American Advent Christian Mission 1897 American Baptist Missionary Union 1834 American Bible Society 1876 American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 1830 American Lutheran Brethren Mission 1902 Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America 1903 American Lutheran Mission 1890 American Methodist Episcopal Mission 1847 American Norwegian Lutheran Mission 1899 American Presbyterian Mission 1835 American Presbyterian Mission (South) 1903 American Presbyterian Reformed Mission 1897 American Protestant Episcopal Church Mission 1903 American Reformed Mission 1842 American Scandinavian Congregational Mission 1887 American Society of Friends' Mission 1890 American Southern Baptist Mission 1845 American Southern Methodist Episcopal Mission 1847 American Southern Presbyterian Mission 1867 Apostolic Faith Mission of Australasia 1927? Augustana Synod Mission 1905 Baptist Missionary Society 1860 Basel Mission 1847 Basel Missionary Society 1903 Bible Christian Mission 1884 Berlin Foundling House 1850 Berlin Missionary Society 1851 British and Foreign Bible Society 1843 Canadian Methodist Mission 1891 Canadian Presbyterian Mission 1871 Cassel Missionary Society 1850 Central China Religious Tract Society 1876 China Baptist Publication Society 1903 China Inland Mission 1862 China Missionary Alliance 1901 China Tract Society 1903 Chinese Evangelization Society 1853 Chinese Home Missionary Society Chinese Tract Society 1878 Christian and Missionary Alliance 1890 Christian Catholic Church in Zion 1903 Christian College in China 1903 Christian Reformed Church Christian Vernacular Society of Shanghai 1890 Christians' Mission 1885 Church of England Mission 1903 Church of England Missionary Society 1837 Church of England Zenana Mission 1884 Church Missionary Society 1844 Church of Scotland Mission 1878 Church of Sweden Mission 1918 Church of the Brethren Mission 1908 Church of the Nazarene 1914 Congregational Church of Sweden 1890 Cumberland Presbyterian Mission 1898 Danish Lutheran Mission 1896 Danish Missionary Union Educational Association of China 1877 English Baptist Mission 1902 English Methodist Mission 1902 English United Methodist Free Church 1902 English Presbyterian Mission 1847 English Wesleyan Mission 1852 The Evangelical Alliance Mission 1900 The Evangelical Lutheran Mission 1913 Evangelical Missionary Alliance Finnish Missionary Society 1901 Finnish Free Missionary Society Free Church of Finland Mission 1889 French Protestant Missionary Society 1860 Friedenshort Deaconess Mission 1911 Friends Foreign Mission Association 1886 Foreign Christian Missionary Society 1886 General Baptist Missionary Society or English Baptist Mission 1845 General Evangelical Protestant Mission 1884 German Evangelical Church 1902 German China Alliance Mission 1889 German Women's Bible Union 1908 German Women's Missionary Union 1908 Gospel Mission 1892 Hauge's Synod Mission 1891 Hong Kong Hildesheim Mission for the Blind 1890North Honan Mission1888 Hunan Protestant Methodist Church Mission Irish Presbyterian Mission 1869 Independent (12 women and 6 men in 1903) 1903 International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations' Secretaries 1903 Liebenzell Mission 1906 London Missionary Society 1807 Lutheran Free Church Mission 1917 Lutheran Brethren Mission 1903 Kiel China Mission 1897 Kiangshi-Hunan Tract Press 1903 Kiao-chau Swedish Baptist Mission Macao Christian College in China Medical Missionary Society of China 1838 Methodist New Connexion 1860 Methodist Episcopal Church South USA 1902 Methodist Episcopal Mission 1902 Missionary Home and Agency 1902 Methodist Union Publishing House Mission Union for the Evangelization of China in Pomerania 1858 National Bible Society of Scotland 1902 Netherlands Chinese Evangelization Society 1855 Netherlands Missionary Society 1826 North China Tract Society 1882 North-West Kiang-si Mission Norwegian Lutheran China Mission Association 1891 Norwegian Lutheran Mission Norwegian Mission in China 1889 Norwegian Missionary Society 1901 Reformed Church in the United States 1897 Reformed Church in America 1903 Rhenish Missionary Society 1847 Peking Mission for Chinese Blind 1881 Pentecostal Missionary Union of England Presbyterian Church of New Zealand Protestant Episcopal Church Mission 1835 Protestant Methodist Church Mission 1902 St. Chrischona Pilgrim Mission (became ) 1895 The Scandinavian Alliance Mongolian Mission The Scandinavian American Christian Free Mission 1888 The Scandinavian China Alliance Mission 1891 Scandinavian Missionary Alliance 1902 Scottish Bible Society 1863 Scottish United Presbyterian Mission 1865 Seamen's Church and Mission Society Seamen's Mission Seventh-day Adventist Mission 1902 Seventh Day Baptist Mission 1847 The Sheo Yang Mission 1892 Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge Among the Chinese 1886 Society for Promotion of Female Education in the East 1864 Society for Propagation of the Gospel 1862 Soul Winning and Prayer Union South Chih-li Mission Swedish Alliance Mission 1892 Swedish American Mission 1890 Swedish American Missionary Covenant 1902 Swedish Baptist Mission 1902 Swedish Holiness Union 1890 Swedish Mission in China 1890 Swedish Missionary Society 1849 Swedish Mongolian Mission The John G Kerr Refuge for Insane Weihaiwei 1903 United Brethren in Christ 1889United Church of Canada Foreign Mission Society1926 United Evangelical Church Mission 1900 United Free Church of Scotland 1863 United Methodist Free Church 1864 United Society for Christian Endeavor for China Woman's Union Missionary Society of America 1859 Wesleyan Missionary Society 1902 Yale University Mission YMCA Yunnan Mission 1890
See also Historical Bibliography of the China Inland Mission List of Protestant missionaries in China Protestant missions in China List of Christian Missionaries Timeline of Christian missions Chefoo School
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References
Further reading R. G. Tiedemann. Reference Guide to Christian Missionary Societies in China: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century (2009). Directory of Protestant Missionaries in China, Japan and Corea for the year 1903 (published in London, 1903 by the Daily Press Office)