Sister Joyce Mansfield Woollard (1923-1997) was a missionary who served with the London Missionary Society / C.W.M. in Coimbatore Diocese of the

Church of South India The Church of South India (CSI) is a united Protestant Church in India. It is the result of union of a number of mainline Protestant denominations in South India after independence. The Church of South India is the successor of a number of Pr ...

from 1948 and at Vishranthi Nilayam,

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

from 1988. Sister Woollard came to

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

on November 12, 1948. She was in the language school in 1949. She joined the order of sisters when it was started in 1952 as a Probationer, in

St. Mark's Cathedral, Bangalore St. Mark's Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist, is the cathedral ( Ecclesia Matar) of the Diocese of Central Karnataka of the Church of South India. The cathedral church, noted for its English Baroque architecture inspired by t ...

. She worked in the villages around Kodumudi and Erode going on a bicycle. She maintained the contacts made during the evangelistic work in the villages, later when she worked in various capacities in Erode and Salem. She was the convener of Women’s Work Committee, Hostel and Boarding Homes Committee and Creche Committee. She was the correspondent of Elementary Schools in Erode, Hobart School in Salem and Senior Citizen's Homes in Athur. She was a member of the Diocesan Executive Committee, Secretary and Treasurer of the Women's Fellowship of Coimbatore Diocese and of the order for women. After retirement she came to Vishranthi Nilayam as the warden bringing her rich experience in the service of the order and the Mother House of the order for women. She was a great administrator, generous giver, loyal friend and above all an active member of the church. She lived an abundant life with a kind of passionate intensity.

References

* Vishranthi Nilayam,

* Thiru P. S. Thangadurai, M.A.,M.Ed., Headmaster (Rtd), Erode * Mrs. Shanthi Thangaraj Headmistress M.A.,B.Ed.,(Rtd), Erode * Mr. S.Moses Jeba Seelan M.B.A, Erode {{DEFAULTSORT:Woollard, Joyce M. British Protestant missionaries Protestant missionaries in India 1923 births 1997 deaths Female Christian missionaries Missionary educators British expatriates in India