Christian Woman's Board of Missions

The Christian Woman's Board of Missions (CWBM) was a missionary organization associated with the Restoration Movement.

[1] While many members also supported other 19th century causes such as temperance and suffrage, "CWBM was the 'grand passion' in the lives of many nineteenth- and twentieth-century Christian Church women.

[1] India became the major focus of the CWBM's overseas efforts, which included evangelistic efforts focusing on women and children, as well as building a variety of social service facilities such as schools, hospitals and orphanages.

[1] The organization was particularly effective, both at home and abroad, in reaching women and children in settings where it would be difficult or impossible for men to go.

[2] The CWBM merged with several other organizations in 1919 to form the United Christian Missionary Society.