Inner mission

Inner mission

An inner mission or rescue mission is a project set up by Christian groups to aid the poor and sick in the home country of the group. The word inner reflects that mission is within a single countries boundaries - generally a "mission" is presumabed to be overseas (see Mission (Christian)) for details.

The City Mission movement, with the London City Mission and the [http://nycrescue.org New York City Rescue Mission] and the and the Wesley Missions in Australia are examples.

ee also

* The Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark

* [http://nycrescue.org New York City Rescue Mission]


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