Augustana Foreign Missionary Society
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Augustana Foreign Missionary Society records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 247
Abstract
The Augustana Foreign Missionary Society was founded by students at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois in 1886. Members of the Augustana Synod had been searching for a way to involve the church in missionary work, and the founding students enthusiastically took on the task. In 1895, the Society was given a state charter of incorporation. The Augustana Foreign Missionary Society records contains a state charter of incorporation, minutes, treasurer's records, membership records, annual...
Dates:
1886-1961
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections