home mission

noun

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

Other Words From

• home missionary noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of home mission¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

He urged upon me the need and opportunity in the home mission field of the growing northwest.

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With them Home Mission work meant systematic Church extension.

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This association work is divided into local (the city or town), state or home mission, the international and foreign mission.

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Glasgow was also the principal scene of the great home mission enterprise of Dr. Chalmers.

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The entire property belongs to the Methodist Church, who maintain it as a most efficient home mission.

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