George Whitefield preaching at Moorfields Fair, 1742George Whitefield(1714-1770), nonconformist preacher, depicted preaching under difficult circumstances at Moorfields Fair on Whit Monday, 1742. 1742
Saint Columba with his horseSaint Columba (also known as Colum Cille, meaning dove of the church) with his horse. He was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk, thought to have introduced Christianity to the Picts
Victorian mother and three children (Polhill-Turner family)A Victorian mother and three children. They are Mrs Polhill-Turner (nee Emily Frances Barron, d 1913)), wife of Frederick Charles Polhill-Turner (1826-1881), with Alice (Alice Kate Frances)
Swedish Church Mission, Mnene, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Group of people assembled after a baptism ceremony. Date: circa 1910
John Wesley, Methodist preacher, in action out of doors at a market cross. Date: 18th century
Akbar the Great receives a deputation of JesuitsAkbar the Great (1542-1605), third Mughal Emperor of India, receives a deputation of Jesuits
Church at Kanghoa, KoreaChurch at Kanghoa (Kanghwa), Korea - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910
Children at St Faith's Mission, Peking, ChinaChildren at St. Faith's Mission, Peking (Beijing), China - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910
Missionary School for Chinese BoysA Missionary School for Chinese Boys - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910
Derby SundayCrowds attending the Derby Sunday races at Epsom, including an open-air church service. Date: 1932
Milk-vendor anabaptists of Basel, Switzerland, 16th centuryMilk-vendor Anabaptists of Basel, Switzerland, 16th century. Anabattisti. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World
SPG Missionary Exhibition, Brighton Dome, SussexSPG (Society for the Propagation of the Gospel) Missionary Exhibition, Brighton Dome, Sussex -- two women at the Melanesia table, with a native hut, artefacts, books and portraits of clergymen
Tower building with evangelical message, North AmericaA tower building with a forceful evangelical message, somewhere in North America -- Prepare To Meet Thy God! Date: circa 1930
Dr Bettelheims residence at Napa, Loo-Choo, ChinaThe Christian missionary Dr Bernard Jean Bettelheims residence at Napa on the island of Loo-Choo (Loochoo), China (now Ryukyu Islands, Japan). 19th century
Abdisha Desso, Swedish clergyman and missionary of the EFS, active in Ethiopia. Date: circa 1920s
Florent Louis Leleu, French missionary to TurkeyFlorent Louis Leleu, a French Catholic missionary to Turkey. Date: fl 1833
Francois Pallu, French missionary to the Far EastFrancois Pallu (1626-1684), a French Catholic bishop, a founding member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, and a missionary to the Far East. Date: circa 1670
Cartoon, The London Mission -- Loading the Gun at Exeter Hall. Punch mocks evangelical calls for British military intervention in Tahiti
Saint Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus, early Christian leader who went on several journeys to preach the gospel to the Gentiles, as documented in several books of the New Testament
Robert Morrison, Protestant missionaryRobert Morrison (1782-1834), Anglo-Scottish Protestant missionary to Portuguese Macao, Qing-era Guangdong and Dutch Malacca, seen here with Li Shigong (left) and Chen Laoyi (centre)
Soho, London - Craven Hall, Fouberts Place W1Soho, London - Craven Hall, a nonconformist mission hall in Fouberts Place W1. 1973
Mexico. Francisco Fray Martin de Valencia received by HernanMexico. Evangelization. 16th C. Francisco Fray Martin de Valencia received by Hernan Cortes, May 12, 1524. Engraving. 1850. Color
Mexico. 16th century. Augustinian missionary Antonio de RoaMexico. 16th century. Evangelization. Augustinian missionary Antonio de Roa, evangelizing natives of Malango mountains. Engraving, 1850. Color
J Bruce Evans, Evangelical Preacher, California, USAJ Bruce Evans, Evangelical Preacher, South Pasadena, California, USA, shown in different poses. Date: circa 1910
David Livingstone attacked by a lion in AfricaDavid Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer, attacked by a lion in the Mabotsa Valley, Africa. Date: 1843
Swedish Evangelical Mission Station, Geleb, East AfricaAerial view of the Swedish Evangelical Mission Station at Geleb (Gheleb), East Africa (now in Eritrea). Date: circa 1910
Anna Nzinga of Angola makes peace with PortugalAnna Nzinga, Princess of Angola, West Africa, makes peace with Portugal and converts to Christianity, renaming herself Dona Anna de Souza
Missionary house and church, Regent, Sierra LeoneChurch Missionary House and Church, Regent, Sierra Leone, West Africa. 1850
Palm Sunday service with donkey, St Ives, CornwallPalm Sunday service at St Johns in the Fields, Halsetown, St Ives, Cornwall, with Father John Harper, donkey and children. Date: circa 1970s
Class of Bonde Women, Msalabani, NyasalandClass of Bonde Women, Universities Mission to Central Africa, Msalabani, Nyasaland (now Malawi). Date: 1910s
Mission Station, Likoma Island, NyasalandMission Station, Likoma Island, Lake Nyasa, Nyasaland, British Central Africa (now Malawi). Date: circa 1910
Dance in the Quadrangle, Msalabani, NyasalandDance in the Quadrangle, Universities Mission to Central Africa, Msalabani, Nyasaland (now Malawi). Date: 1900s
Likoma, Lake Nyasa, Nyasaland, British Central Africa (now Malawi) -- waiting the arrival of the mission steamer, Universities Mission to Central Africa. Date: circa 1910
Mission Station under construction, Chididi, Nyasaland, British Central Africa (now Malawi). Date: circa 1910s
Churches of Christ Mission, Namiwawa, NyasalandMiss Bannister at work, Churches of Christ Mission, Namiwawa, Nyasaland, British Central Africa (now Malawi). Date: circa 1910
Cartoon, William Booth v. Moody & SankeyCartoon, William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, looking suspiciously at the visiting American evangelists, Moody & Sankey, who seem to be attracting larger crowds
Missionarys first house, Natal Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1902
British missionary couple, South AfricaBritish missionary couple and their church building, somewhere in South Africa. Date: circa 1910
Mission station, South AfricaMission station somewhere in South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Swedish mission house, Johannesburg, South Africa. Date: circa 1920s
Swedish mission, Emtulwa, Natal, South AfricaSwedish mission at Emtulwa, Natal, South Africa. Date: circa 1920
Ansgar and Witmar, missionaries to SwedenSaint Ansgar (Anskar, Oscar, 801-865), Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, and the friar Witmar bring Christianity to Sweden. Date: 830
Ruth and Samuel Johansson, Christian missionariesRuth and Samuel P Johansson, Christian missionaries in Melanesia (Malele Mission, Solomon Islands). Date: circa 1920
Cooke Mission House, Honolulu, Hawaii, USACooke Mission House, King Street, the first frame house in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Date: 1916
Missionary station, Owamboland, south west AfricaMissionary station at Tsumeb, Owamboland, south west Africa (now Namibia). Date: circa 1930
Congo Mission steamer EndeavourThe Congo Mission steamer Endeavour, launched at Stanley Pool on 26 March 1906, published by the Baptist Missionary Society of London. Date: 1907
Robert Moffat, missionary to AfricaRobert Moffat (1795-1883), Scottish Congregationalist missionary to Africa. Date: circa 1870s
Women taking tea, Nak Tong Mission, Seoul, KoreaKorean and western women having tea outside the Nak Tong Mission House, Seoul, Korea. The western women are missionary teachers from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG)
