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At a conference held in Salt Lake City on 8 April 1855 a number of missionaries were called to open the Indian Territory Mission, which followed the boundaries of the what is now the state of Oklahoma. Five years later the missionaries returned home and the mission is closed.
Missionary work did not recommence until 1877 after the April General Conference reorganized the mission. A few missionaries served for a few months in the area. On 20 April 1883, the Indian Territory Mission was once more reorganized.
It was renamed the Southwestern States Mission on 29 March 1898 then became the Central States Mission in 1904.
Henry William Miller Called as President
1855 April 6 – 1856 November 10 See Missionaries
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Started On 1855 April 6
Called
Ended On 1856 November 10
Departed from Field
Mission Founded
1855 June 26
Washington Norwood Cook Called as President
1856 October 6 – 1858 September 4 See Missionaries
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Started On 1856 October 6
Called
Ended On 1858 September 4
Released
Heinrich Carlos Ferdinand Eyring Called as President
1858 September – 1860 May 23 See Missionaries
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Started On 1858 September
Called
Ended On 1860 May 23
Departed from Field
Mathew William Dalton Called as President
1877 March 9 – November 1 See Missionaries
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Started On 1877 March 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1877 November 1
Arrived at Home
George Teasdale Called as President
1883 See Missionaries
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Occurred On 1883
Called
On 1883
Released
Mathew William Dalton Called as President
1883 September – 1884 April 13 See Missionaries
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Started On 1883 September
Called
Ended On 1884 April 13
Arrived at Home
Andrew Kimball Called as President
1885 January 22 – 1887 April 24 See Missionaries
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Started On 1885 January 22
Set Apart
Ended On 1887 April 24
Arrived at Home
William Thomas Jack Called as President
1897 April 7 – 1898 March 29 See Missionaries
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Started On 1897 April 7
Set Apart
Ended On 1898 March 29
Released
Mission Closed
1898 March 29
Media
Indian Territory (1855 - ?) Profile
Indian Territory Missionaries
Missionaries in the Indian Territory
Indian Territory Missionaries