[citation needed][1][2][3] Around the turn of the 18th century, British Baptist missionary William Carey was instrumental in translating the Bible into the Marathi language.

Schools, Boardings, Colleges and theological institutions were created by Marathi mission in late 1800, aiding famine and reaching untouchables increased Christian Converts in area.

Most of the converted Christian community from these areas are local native belong to the Second District of the Church of the Brethren (F-257 Bom).

[10] The American Free Methodist Church maintains missions at Yavatmal, Wani, Umri, Rajur and Darwah.

In Maharashtra, great Marathi poet Narayan Wamanrao Tilak realised that a Hindu-Christian synthesis was simply not possible, unless the Christian religion had deep roots in the Indian culture.