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Reverend Joseph Welland (1834-1879) was a missionary from Dublin, Ireland, and founder of the Welland Gouldsmith School, who dedicated his life to Christian ministry in Calcutta, North India during the 19th century. [1] As a member of the Church Missionary Society, Welland served the Cathedral Mission College and Christ Church in Calcutta. [2]
The Church Mission Society (CMS), formerly known as the Church Missionary Society, [1] is a British Anglican mission society working with Christians around the world. Founded in 1799, [2] [3] CMS has attracted over nine thousand men and women to serve as mission partners during its 200-year history. The society has also given its name "CMS" to ...
Union Missionary Baptist Church is located near the junction of FM 1301 and FM 1728. Looking north, FM 1301 can be seen at both the right and left side of the photo at the hairpin turn. Pledger has its own US Post Office at 9463 FM 1728 Road with zip code 77468.
Saint John Colony is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 150 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
The CMS mission in Calcutta was started in 1822. The first CMS school was opened at Kidderpore, a suburb of Calcutta, in 1816; and the first girls’ school in 1822, by Miss M. A. Cooke, at Calcutta. [7] Reginald Heber, the Bishop of Calcutta (1823–1826) supported the work of the CMS mission. The Revd James Long joined the mission in 1840.
Upon arriving in Texas, the people of present-day Serbin became the earliest members of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod in Texas. St. Paul Lutheran Church, built in 1871, is a typical example of Wendish architecture and is still in full use; the pulpit is located above the altar, in the front balcony of the church, as seen in the photos of ...
According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 285 in 2000. [2] May was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1981, with marker number 5377. [3] [4] In 2001, historical marker 12532 was added for May United Methodist Church, commemorating the church's presence in the community for over 100 years. [5]
Pennington is an unincorporated community primarily in Trinity county in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] Originally in Trinity County, by the 1990s part of Pennington extended to Houston County. [2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office with a zip code of 75856. Its population as of 2021 is 173. [2] Pennington Baptist Church, 1955