The World Was Their Parish: Evangelistic Work of the Single Female Missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to Korea, 1887–1940

The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS) (1897–1909) and the Council (WMC) (1910–1940) of Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS) worked in Korea from 1897 to 1940. Their work used a distinctive mission philosophy, hermeneutics, implementation strategies their encounters with Korean women. Over course years Korea, Southern missionary women initiated Great Revival, established first social evangelistic centers, educated indigenous female church historian, ordained for time Korea. This article argues that, even though activities single missionaries occurred context “Christian civilization” as theory, holistic Wesleyan missiology departed colonial theory civilization. section offers background information regarding help understand them. What motivated these females venture foreign lands Gospel? was preparation? second presents religious, cultural, social, political during arrived. third describes analyzes ministries nascent mission. final appropriation reinterpretation Bible Christianity by women, especially Christians quest independence Japanese control Independence Movement 1919.