OMF International facts for kids
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| Founder(s) | Hudson Taylor |
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| Type | Evangelical Missions Agency |
| Founded | 25 June, 1865 |
| Origins | China Inland Mission (until 1964) |
| Area served | 25 Countries |
OMF International (or Overseas Missionary Fellowship and China Inland Mission before 1964) is an inter-denominational Protestant Christian missionary society. It was started by English missionary Hudson Taylor on 25 June, 1865.
Overview
The non-sectarian China Inland Mission was founded on principles of faith and prayer. From the beginning it recruited missionaries from the working class as well as single women, which was a new practice for a large agency at the time. The original goal of the mission that began dedicated to China has grown to include bringing the Gospel to the millions of inhabitants of East Asia who have never heard or had access to the message of Jesus Christ. Following the departure of all foreign workers in the early 1950s, the China Inland Mission redirected all of its missionaries to other parts of East Asia. The name was officially changed to Overseas Missionary Fellowship in 1964, and then to the current name in the 1990s.
Images for kids
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Hudson Taylor circa 1865
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The Lammermuir Party sailed on 26 May 1866.
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Missionary preaching in China using The Wordless Book
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The China Inland Mission, one of two Grade 2 listed buildings on Newington Green. (October 2005).
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Taylors and missionary candidates in 1865.
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A map showing the nine Chinese provinces in black that were considered unreached by the Gospel message in 1865.
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Cover of the Occasional Paper of the China Inland Mission in 1875.
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Dixon Edward Hoste and fellow China Inland Mission missionaries in native dress.
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Cover of China's Millions for 1885
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First Party of Americans to join the CIM in 1888.
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The China Inland Mission Headquarters in Shanghai. Late 1800s.
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First Party of Australians to join the CIM in 1890.
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CIM missions as of 1902
