Wesleyan methodist missionary society

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The work of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society began in Australia in 1818 when the Rev. Samuel Leigh arrived in Sydney to found a mission for convicts in New South Wales. Missionaries from each District were required to meet in an annual Synod, the minutes of which were sent home to London.

From the description of Records of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, 1843 [manuscript]. [1843] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 277138718

British society which merged with the Primitive Methodists and United Methodists to form the Methodist Missionary Society in 1932.

From the description of Records of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, 1808-1929 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152743

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