Victorian Missions

Story of Janet Ireland Hoare – The Alabaster Box

Today's free book is a brief account of the career of Dr Janet Ireland Hoare (1902-1930), medical missionary to India.…

3 years ago

History of Church Missionary Society Medical Missions

This is a very helpful little book that explains the necessity of medical missions as well a providing a history…

4 years ago

Story of the Police Court Mission 1876-1926

The Police Court Mission was a forerunner of the UK Probation Service that was founded in 1907, but its importance…

4 years ago

Zenana Bible and Medical Missions in India

Ella Mary Weatherley was the Honorary Secretary of the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission (ZBMM) (which today has become Interserve).…

5 years ago

Women’s Missionary Work in India and China

Written shortly after the Jubilee of the Baptist Missionary Society (1867-1917), this book aims to provide a series of snapshots…

5 years ago

Church of England Zenana Missions in India and Sri Lanka

The zenana missions were outreach programmes established in British India with the aim of converting women to Christianity. From the…

5 years ago

Robben Island. Thirty-Four Years of Ministry Amongst the Lepers of South Africa

Robben Island, located in Table Bay, South Africa, was used from the 17th Century on as a prison, an animal…

5 years ago

Zenana Mission Stories from India

This little book contains 27 accounts by the women of the Zenana Bible Medical Mission. Each illustrates their work within…

6 years ago

Our Empire’s Debt to Missions by James N. Ogilvie

The relationship of the British Empire with Christian missions is a subject that is often discussed. Anyone tasked with an…

7 years ago

Zenana Missions Work Fuh-Kien Province, China

This is the fascinating account of the Zenana mission work of Mary Elizabeth Darley [c.1870-1934]. She served in China with…

7 years ago