Christian Woman's Board of Missions

The Christian Woman's Board of Missions (CWBM) was a missionary organization associated with the Restoration Movement.[1] Established in 1874, it was the first such group managed entirely by women.[1] It hired both men and women, and supported both domestic and foreign missions.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Douglas Allen Foster and Anthony L. Dunnavant, The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-8028-3898-7, ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8, 854 pages, entry on Christian Woman's Board of Missions, pages 200-2002