As a British Anglican[2] Christian missionary to China he was part of the Cambridge Seven, and later was responsible for setting up the Heart of Africa Mission which became the Worldwide Evangelisation Crusade (now WEC International).

[3] Edward became a Christian during a Moody and Sankey campaign in England, and a visiting preacher to the Studd home, Tedworth House in Wiltshire, converted C.T.

[5] In 1884 after his brother George was taken seriously ill Charles was confronted by the question, "What is all the fame and flattery worth ... when a man comes to face eternity?"

[6] Studd believed that God's purposes could be confirmed through providential coincidences, such as a sum of money being donated spontaneously at just the right moment.

When Studd went in, England needed a mere ten runs to win but an eccentric performance by his batting partner Ted Peate led to the match being lost.

Of his missionary work, he said: Some want to live within the sound of church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell.

Studd was one of the "Cambridge Seven", a group of former Cambridge students who offered themselves to Hudson Taylor for missionary service at the China Inland Mission, leaving for there in February 1885.While in China, he married a fellow missionary Priscilla Livingstone Stewart[3] in a ceremony performed by a Chinese pastor, and four daughters were born.

[6] On returning to England he was invited to visit America where his brother Kynaston had recently arranged meetings which had led to the formation of the Student Volunteer Movement.

Although it was a different situation to the pioneer missionary work he had undertaken in China, his ministry was marked by numerous conversions amongst the British officials and the local community.

On his return from India, Studd met a German missionary named Karl Kumm, and he became concerned about the large parts of Africa that had never been reached with the Gospel.

Against medical advice, Studd first visited the Belgian Congo in 1913 in the company of Alfred Buxton,[8] and he established four mission stations in an area then inhabited by eight tribes.

Supported by his wife's work at home, Studd built up an extensive missionary outreach based on his centre at Ibambi in Budu territory.

He devoted the rest of his life to spreading the Gospel message in Africa, founding the Worldwide Evangelisation Crusade (now WEC International).

[16] To this day, his name remains linked with the evangelisation of the Congo Basin, and in 1930 he was made a Chevalier of the Royal Order of the Lion by Albert I, King of the Belgians.