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If the question is "Who is the Father of the Modern Missionary Movement?", then the answer is William Carey. He left Great Britain around 1792 and served in British and Danish India (Calcutta and Serampore) for approximately 40 years. The first person in the Christian church that took on the role of a cross-cultural missionary was the Deacon Philip. You can read about him in Acts.
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Who was the father of American missions?
Adoniram Judson has been called the Father of American Missions. He was the first recorded American to go to another nation to preach the gospel message to those who had not heard. This occurred in 1812.
What did Father Serra do?
Father Serra's real name is Miguel Jose Serra. He was born at Petra on the Island of Mallorca, Spain. At the age of 16 he entered the service of the Catholic Church. Father Serra entered a Franciscan monastery at age 17 and became a Franciscan friar seven years later, in 1737. Father Serra was founder of the first nine missions. Father Serra volunteered to serve the Franciscan missions in the new world. Father Serra died at the Mission San Carlos Borromeo.
Why did the Spanish build missions in Texas?
In an attempt to convert the Native Americans to their state religion, Roman Catholicism.
Who was the Father of Western African missions?
Lott Carey was the first black American missionary to Africa and helped founded the African country Liberia. Carey was born into slavery, but was later freed and became a minister and a doctor.
The mid-Atlantic colony of Pennsylvania was founded by William penn primarily because of his?
William Penn had converted to the Quaker faith. The group was persecuted and the English king owed Penn for the money Penn's father lent to monarchy. Penn took his repayment in land to created a Quaker-safe colony.
