home mission

American  

noun

1. a religious mission operating within the country or territories of the supporting church.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• home missionary
  noun

Etymology

Origin of home mission

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Declared he: "We are returning home, mission accomplished."

From Time Magazine Archive

The one, “Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands,” is a church dedication hymn of rare beauty; the other, “Look from Thy sphere of endless day,” is unquestionably one of the finest home mission hymns ever written.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin

The home mission work is in its beginnings, and these are manifestly feeble and inadequate.

From Aliens or Americans? by Grose, Howard B. (Howard Benjamin)

Bible societies constitute an independent branch of the home mission.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

Those readers who desire further information may obtain it from Mr. Suter, 19, Cheapside; by whom contributions will be thankfully received. extract from the forty-fifth quarterly register of the baptist home mission.

From The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, January, 1835 by Wightman, George