Agency:
Church Missionary Society Tasmania (Inc)
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1916
Description:
CMS was brought into being in 1799 by a small group of Christian evangelicals, who had met as the 'Eclectic Society' for three years at a pub in London.;;;;CMS and the Eclectic Society were responsible for sending the first chaplains to Australia. One notable appointment was Samuel Marsden. CMS Associations were set up around Australia, and in 1916 the States came together to form what would later become the Church Missionary Society of Australia. In April 1919 Tasmania, previously incorporated with Victoria, formed a separate Branch. CMS has sent missionaries to many countries, including China, India, Palestine and Iran. However, since 1927 CMS has had particular interest in northern Australia and Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika). ;;;;CMS - Tasmania is based in Sorell and has regional committees in the north-west, north and south and is supported by volunteers throughout the Tasmanian Diocese.
Information Sources:
CMS website and NS3057/1/1
Functions Performed:
Religion
Series Created By Agency:
NS3058 Centenary Seal | 01 Jan 1899 | 31 Dec 1899 |
NS1674 Minutes of Meetings of the Missionary Service League (Gleaners Union) | 10 Feb 1914 | 12 May 1925 |
NS3144 Church Missionary Society Minutes of Meetings, Claremont Branch | 31 Aug 1915 | 23 Mar 1921 |
NS3057 Reports | 01 Jul 1916 | 31 Dec 1934 |
NS3048 Minutes and Agenda Papers of the Tasmanian Branch | 21 Jan 1919 | 24 Jun 2013 |
NS3052 Correspondence with Missionaries | 30 Mar 1932 | 05 Feb 1993 |
NS3049 Minutes and Agenda Papers of Meetings of the Southern Sub-Committee of the Tasmanian Branch | 06 Nov 1936 | 03 Jun 2013 |
NS3053 General Correspondence of the Tasmanian Branch | 01 Jan 1955 | 31 Dec 2000 |
NS3055 Register of Candidates | 18 Nov 1960 | 10 Mar 1972 |
NS3051 Financial Statements of the Northern Sub-Committee of the Tasmanian Branch | 01 Jan 1964 | 30 Jun 1988 |
NS3054 General Correspondence of the Southern Sub-Committee of the Tasmanian Branch | 01 Jan 1970 | 30 Nov 1971 |
NS3056 Constitutions | 01 Jan 1970 | 31 Dec 1979 |
NS3050 Minutes of Meetings of the Northern Sub-Committee of the Tasmanian Branch | 05 Aug 1970 | 14 Dec 1988 |