1.   Both denominations win converts through strong missionary efforts at home and abroad.

2.   Also in the United States, missionary efforts proved to be an outlet for the creative energies of women.

3.   Her missionary efforts exemplified the notion that, when confronted with Himalayan challenges such as traditional poverty, small steps are more effective than sweeping antipoverty programs.

4.   On a balmy evening in the shelter of the Santa Cruz Mountains, FIFA grandees were able to see the first fruit of their missionary efforts.

5.   Texas moderates find it difficult to halt support of some denomination programs, especially its huge missionary effort, Wade said.

6.   But the patriarch, reportedly under pressure from conservatives alarmed by Roman Catholic missionary efforts in Russia, turned down the invitation.

7.   ICA and the International Media Ministries are part of the missionary effort of the Assemblies of God, an evangelical Protestant denomination with headquarters in Springfield, Missouri.