Frontier Stations of Church Mission Society (CMS) and Its Educational Work in Punjab

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to encapsulate the role of Church Mission Society’s (CMS) educational mission carried out through its Frontier stations in Punjab. The study also explains that the Church Mission Society (CMS) structuralized the whole education system in Frontier Punjab stations. Furthermore, the review of record shows that the prime goal of this society was to increase the literacy rate. Thus, by imparting education they were able to enhance the chances of achieving overall development of the society. This research paper also elaborate that the Frontier Stations of Church Mission Society were carefully lined up in terms of its location so that each station may serve the goal at its maximum by covering especially the most populated areas. With the availability of these stations the advent of missionaries and the role of prominent Christian missionaries started their functioning which in turn initiated reforms in Punjab. The Church Mission Society (CMS) formulated an educational policy for the betterment of people and for the oppressed community of Punjab and brought the concept of “Women Empowerment” in the region. The Church Mission Society (CMS) empowered the people of Punjab and took the local community to a level where they became capable to communicate and compete with the international community.