List of Protestant missionary societies (1691–1900)

The following List of Protestant missionary societies is a list of Protestant Christian missionary organizations that began between 1691-1900.

Missionary societies in the United Kingdom

• 1691 Christian Faith Society for the West Indies
• 1698 Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
• 1701 Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
• 1709 Society in Scotland for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge
• 1732 Moravian Missions
• 1792 Baptist Missionary Society
• 1795 London Missionary Society
• 1796 Scottish Missionary Society
• 1799 Church Missionary Society
• 1799 Religious Tract Society
• 1804 British and Foreign Bible Society
• 1809 London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews (now known as the Church's Ministry Among Jewish People or CMJ)
• 1813 Wesleyan Missionary Society
• 1817 General Baptist Missionary Society
• 1823 Colonial and Continental Church Society
• 1825 Church of Scotland Mission Boards
• 1825 National Bible Society of Scotland
• 1831 Trinitarian Bible Society
• 1832 Wesleyan Ladies' Auxiliary for Female Education in Foreign Countries
• 1835 United Secession (afterwards United Presbyterian) Foreign Missions
• 1836 Colonial Missionary Society a.k.a. Commonwealth Missionary Society
• 1840 Irish Presbyterian Missionary Society
• 1840 Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Missionary Society
• 1841 Colonial Bishoprics Fund
• 1841 Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society
• 1843 British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Among the Jews
• 1843 Free Church of Scotland Missions
• 1843 Primitive Methodist African and Colonial Missions
• 1843 Methodist New Connexion in England Foreign Missions
• 1844 South American Missionary Society
• 1847 Presbyterian Church in England Foreign Missions
• 1858 Christian Vernacular Education Society for India
• 1860 Central African Mission of the English Universities
• 1865 China Inland Mission
• 1865 Friends' Foreign Mission Association
• 1866 Delhi Female Medical Mission
• 1867 Friends' Mission in Syria and Palestine
• 1877 Cambridge Mission to Delhi
• 1880 Church of England Zenana Missionary Society
• 1884 Presbyterian Mission to Korea
• 1892 Student Volunteer Missionary Union

Missionary societies in the United States and Canada

• 1733 Corporation for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England
• 1787 Society for Propagating the Gospel Among the Indians at Boston
• 1795 Friends' Missionary Society
• 1800 New York Missionary Society
• 1800 Connecticut Missionary Society for Indians
• 1803 United States Mission to the Cherokees
• 1806 Western Missionary Society for Indians
• 1810 American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
• 1814 American Baptist Missionary Union
• 1819 Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Society
• 1833 Free-will Baptist Foreign Missionary Society in India
• 1835 Protestant Episcopal Church Mission
• 1837 Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church (North)
• 1837 Evangelical Lutheran Foreign Missionary Society
• 1842 Seventh Day Baptist Missionary Society
• 1842 Strict Baptist Missionary Society
• 1843 Baptist Free Missionary Society
• 1845 Methodist Episcopal Church (South)
• 1845 Southern Baptist Convention
• 1846 American Missionary Association
• 1849 American Christian Missionary Society
• 1857 Board of Foreign Missions of (Dutch) Reformed Church
• 1859 Board of Foreign Missions of United Presbyterian Church
• 1862 Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church (South)
• 1874 Christian Woman's Board of Missions
• 1876 Foreign Christian Missionary Society
• 1878 Evangelical Association Missionary Society
• 1886 Student Volunteer Missionary Union

Missionary societies in Australia

• 1892 Open Air Campaigners

Missionary societies in Continental Europe

• 1799 Rhenish Missionary Society
• 1815 Basel Mission
• 1859 Finnish Missionary Society
• Liebenzell Mission

See also

• List of Protestant missionary societies in China 1807-1953
• Timeline of Christian missions