home mission

noun

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

Origin of home mission

First recorded in 1830–40

He urged upon me the need and opportunity in the home mission field of the growing northwest.
Silver Chimes in Syria | W. S. Nelson
With them home mission work meant systematic Church extension.
History of the Moravian Church | J. E. Hutton
This association work is divided into local (the city or town), state or home mission, the international and foreign mission.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume I. No. VI. June, 1884 | Various
Glasgow was also the principal scene of the great home mission enterprise of Dr. Chalmers.
A Year in Europe | Walter W. Moore
The entire property belongs to the Methodist Church, who maintain it as a most efficient home mission.
Bancroft's Tourist's Guide Yosemite | A.L. Bancroft

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