English Baptist Missionary Society
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The English Baptist Missionary Society was founded in 1792 by William Carey, marking the beginning of the modern foreign missionary movement in the English-speaking world. This interdenominational Protestant lay society focused on making vernacular translations of the Scriptures available to people of all races at an affordable price. Carey, a Baptist minister, became the society's first missionary to India. The society's work expanded, establishing churches in Australia and New Zealand. The society's efforts were part of a broader trend of Protestant missions that began to spread worldwide in the 16th century, with significant growth in the 18th and 19th centuries.1234
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William Carey…was the founder of the English Baptist Missionary Society (1792), a lifelong missionary to India, and an educator whose mission at Shrirampur (Serampore) set the pattern for modern missionary work. He has been called the “father of Bengali prose” for his grammars, dictionaries, and translations.
Read More…was the founder of the English Baptist Missionary Society (1792), a lifelong missionary to India, and an educator whose mission at Shrirampur (Serampore) set the pattern for modern missionary work. He has been called the “father of Bengali prose” for his grammars, dictionaries, and translations.
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BaptistGrowth in England and abroadCarey, in 1792, formed the English Baptist Missionary Society—the beginning of the modern foreign missionary movement in the English-speaking world—and became its first missionary to India. A New Connection General Baptist group, Wesleyan in theology, was formed in 1770, and a century later, in 1891, it united with the Particular…
Read MoreCarey, in 1792, formed the English Baptist Missionary Society—the beginning of the modern foreign missionary movement in the English-speaking world—and became its first missionary to India. A New Connection General Baptist group, Wesleyan in theology, was formed in 1770, and a century later, in 1891, it united with the Particular…
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