South American Mission Society

Formed in 1844 by a Christian British Naval captain who observed the indigenous people of South America marginalised  by the Spanish-speaking authorities, and called for workers to take the gospel to them. South America has been called the neglected continent and it has always been a struggle to interest the British churches in this project, but after many years work, Dioceses have now been estabished in Argentina, Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia, which form a province of the Anglican Communion.  SAMS also supports work in Brazil, Ecuador, Spain and Portugal. This Society was adopted by St. Andrew's when the Bazleys went to Chile in 1962.