American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Proposed in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College and officially chartered in 1812, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was the first American Christian foreign mission agency. In 1961 it merged with other societies to form the United Church Board for World Ministries.Congregationalist in origin, the American Board supported missions by Presbyterian (1812-1870), Dutch-Reformed (1826-1857) and other denominational members.
It sent its first group of five missionaries in 1812. It became the leading missionary society in the United States.