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On 4 June 1837, Heber C. Kimball was set apart to open a mission in England. Over the next few days Orson Hyde, Joseph Fielding, and Willard Richards were called to join him. The first missionaries to England arrived in Liverpool on 20 July 1837. The first branch in England was organized in Preston on 6 August 1837.
The British Mission eventually became the largest mission in the Church during the nineteenth century. For many years, the President of the British Mission also held the title of President of the European Mission, which meant that he supervised the presidents of the other missions in Europe. This changed in 1928 when the European Mission president began no longer directly operating the British Mission.
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![British (1837 - ?) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/maps/BritishMission.png)
British (1837 - ?) Profile
![Birmingham Conference, January 1899](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/British Missionaries ca 1900 - PH 5249_f0001_00001.jpg)
Birmingham Conference, January 1899
![British Mission headquarters, 1903](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/British Mission office 1903.jpg)
British Mission headquarters, 1903
![Group of missionaries of the British Mission, circa 1910.](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/CHL-PH-219b1fd15it002.jpg)
Group of missionaries of the British Mission, circa 1910.
![Nottingham Conference, October 1890](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/charles-william-booth-2-1866-FS.jpg)
Nottingham Conference, October 1890
![European Mission Headquarters, circa 1880](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/British Mission office 1880.jpg)
European Mission Headquarters, circa 1880
![Heber J. Grant and Missionaries in Britain](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/PH_2390_item_5-British_Mission_missionary_groups.jpeg)
Heber J. Grant and Missionaries in Britain
![Smiths, Nibleys, and Grants](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/CHL-PH-2876.jpg)
Smiths, Nibleys, and Grants
![A Special District Meeting](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/British_Mission_special_conference_1919-PH 3018_b0001_f0012_i0008_00001.jpg)
A Special District Meeting
![Scottish Conference, December 1899](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/British_missionaries_circa_1899-PH 1532_b0000_f0006_i0001_00001.jpg)
Scottish Conference, December 1899
![Newcastle Conference, May 1899](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/Missionaries_in_Scotland_1899-PH 281_f0006_i0001_00001.jpg)
Newcastle Conference, May 1899
![Convention of Mission and Conference Presidents](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/edwin-aldous-bingham-2-1864-FS.jpg)
Convention of Mission and Conference Presidents
![Conference Presidents' Convention](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/Conference_presidents_1912-PH 9328_b0001_f0003_i0001_00001.jpg)
Conference Presidents' Convention
![Manchester Conference, November 1911](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/Manchester_Conference_1911-PH 9328_b0001_f0002_i0001_00001.jpg)
Manchester Conference, November 1911
Liverpool Conference, 1910
![Norwich Conference, July 1891](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/PH_4561_item_1-British_missionaries.jpeg)
Norwich Conference, July 1891
Scottish Conference, 1898
![Manchester Conference, April 1898](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/PH-4094_f0001_i0001_00001.jpg)
Manchester Conference, April 1898
Presidents of British Mission Conferences
![Mission Conference, 1930](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/C/william-chaston-1872-fs-1.jpg)
Mission Conference, 1930
![Nottingham Conference, October 1899](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/british/Missionary Picture Joseph Bennett2.jpg)
Nottingham Conference, October 1899
![The LDS Chapel of 1899, Lowestoft](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionary photos/john-frederick-daynes-1872-fs-1.jpg)
The LDS Chapel of 1899, Lowestoft
![Lowestoft, a LDS Chapel, 1899 October](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionary photos/john-frederick-daynes-1872-fs-3.jpg)
Lowestoft, a LDS Chapel, 1899 October