The Church of England Zenana Missionary Society existed to reach women whom male missionaries could never meet — those kept in seclusion inside the home. It ran a hospital at Bangalore and sent workers into the Tamil south. Among those it sent was Amy Carmichael, who arrived in 1895; the society's support stood behind the earliest days of the rescue work that would become Dohnavur.
It was built to reach the rooms the front door never opened onto — slipping in by the side passage where no other messenger was allowed.
Tradition
Regions
Stations
What they did
- A women's Anglican society reaching secluded women in their homes (the zenana)
- Sent Amy Carmichael to India in 1895 and supported her early work in the south
- Helped fund the rescue of temple children that grew into the Dohnavur work
People
Sources: carmichael-chance-to-die p.65 · carmichael-chance-to-die p.116 · carmichael-chance-to-die p.120