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Formed in 1810. Missionaries came from Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches, until 1870 when it became largely Congregationalist. With the formation of the United Church of Christ, the ABCFM merged with the newly formed United Church Board for World Ministries in 1957. See the Wikipedia article [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Board_of_Commissioners_for_Foreign_Missions American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions].

Amongst those who served in British India, there are two names which merit particular mention: Adinoriam Adoniram Judson and Scudder.* Adoniram Judson(1788–1850)He and his wife were the first American missionaries to Burma. His group were sent in 1812.