The City Mission movement started in

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in January 1826 when

David Nasmith David Nasmith (March 1799 – 17 November 1839) founded The City Mission Movement in the UK, the US and in Europe. Biography Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Nasmith began life in manufacturing as an apprentice. He set up The Young Men's Society for ...

founded the

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(

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). It was an

interdenominational Interdenominationalism is an evangelical Protestant movement of cooperation among various Christian denominations. History The movement has its origins in the founding of the London Missionary Society, a missionary society, in 1795 by variou ...

agency working alongside churches and other Christian agencies to provide for the spiritual and material welfare of those in need. Agencies in the movement are variously called "City" or "Gospel" or "Rescue" Missions.

History

Nasmith visited the United States and Canada in 1830, setting up 31 missions supported by various benevolent institutions. He founded missions in France, as well as the

London City Mission London City Mission was set up by David Nasmith on 16 May 1835 in the Hoxton area of east London. The first paid missionary was Lindsay Burfoot. Today it is part of the wider City Mission Movement. History The London City Mission's early work ce ...

, the London Female Mission, the

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, and a number of other ministries. The first World Conference of City Missions was sponsored by the Sydney City Mission (now

Mission Australia Mission Australia is a national Christian charity that provides a range of community services throughout Australia. It has its roots in the Brisbane Town and Country Mission (1859) and Sydney City Mission (1862), but was only officially establish ...

) and held in

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in 1988. Subsequent conferences were held in: *Birmingham, England, 1991 - this formed the City Mission World Association (CMWA) *Washington DC, USA, 1994 *Helsinki, Finland, 1997 *Glasgow, Scotland, 2000 *Sydney, Australia, 2003 *Kansas City MO, USA, 2006

National bodies

* Australia -

(formed 1996, after city missions had been created across the country since 1854) * USA -

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(founded 1913) * UK and Ireland - City Mission Movement UK (formerly British Association of City Missions)City Mission Movement UK
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References

* Website of City Mission World Association, as of 2012, see link below.

External links

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Association of Gospel Rescue Missions
(USA)
Mission Australia
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