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1902
The Philippines C&MA mission field opens.
1906
The Pentecostal movement enters many Alliance branches and conventions. A revival movement strengthens the Alliance, but some Alliance members and leaders go over to the Pentecostal movement (1906-11)
1907
R. A. Forrest founds Toccoa Falls Bible Institute (Toccoa Falls College).
R.A. Forrest
1911
The Vietnam C&MA mission field opens.
1912
The C&MA adopts a new constitution at Boone, Iowa. New departments and offices are created. The property reversion clause is adopted. Dr. Simpson donates Christian Alliance Publishing Company to the C&MA Board of Managers.
1913
A period of consolidation of the work under the new departments. Many independent congregations join the Alliance but are not considered Alliance churches (1913-1917). The number of missionaries remains about the same.
1916
The St. Paul Training Home (Crown College) is founded by J. D. Williams and the Guinea C&MA mission field opens.
J.D. Williams
1918
Dr. Simpson suffers a stroke. He donates the Alliance Press (the printing company) to the Board of Managers.
1919
The Board debates the nomination of Dr. Paul Rader to be the vice president nominee. Council elects Dr. Rader as vice president. Vice President Rader becomes the president of the C&MA upon the death of Dr. Simpson.
Dr. Paul Rader
1920
The Rader period is characterized by growth overseas, especially in the Near East and French Indo-China (1920-23). Public awareness of the Alliance in North America increases via citywide evangelistic campaigns and the Rader-sponsored tabernacle movement. There is dissent within the Board of Managers over Dr. Rader’s activities and organizations outside the Alliance.
1921
Simpson Bible Institute (Simpson College) is founded by W. W. Newberry and the Alliance Academy for missionaries’ children opens in Quito, Ecuador.
1923
The Burkina Faso, Mali and Cambodia C&MA mission fields open.
1924
Dr. Rader resigns. Vice President F. H. Senft assumes the presidency. Mrs. A. B. Simpson and her husband’s 
biographer, Rev. A. E. Thompson, die at Nyack, New York. The Peru C&MA mission field opens.
F.H. Senft
1925
Vice President H. M. Shuman is installed as president upon the death of Dr. Senft. Dr. Shuman served as president until 1954, a total of 29 years.
H.M. Shuman
1926
By a quiet transition the Alliance begins to change from a “movement” to a denomination (1926-39).
1929
The Thailand, Laos and Indonesia C&MA mission fields open.
1933
The Gabon C&MA mission field opens.
1939
World War II interrupts some missionary activity (1939-45). Ten missionaries are killed or die as a result of internment. Overseas work continues to grow. The missionary force increases from 469 to 522. The number of churches and branches increases from 632 to 690 and baptized members from 57,294 to 58,016.
Missionaries receiving mail during internment
1949
All Alliance missionaries leave China due to the takeover of the government by Communists. A.W. Tozer’s The Pursuit of God achieves wide recognition. He becomes editor of The Alliance Witness.
1954
Dr. H. L. Turner succeeds Dr. Shuman as president in 1954. Similar growth of previous years continues (1954-59). The number of missionaries increases to 824, overseas churches to 1,486, and baptized members to 131,843. In North America, branches and churches total 1,151 and membership 67,641. Missionary contributions in 1959 climb to $3,511,691. The Mexico C&MA field opens and the C&MA’s Gospel Messenger Sealand plane arrives in New Guinea.
1955 H.L. Turner
Council delegates take a firm stand on indigenous church policy overseas as the C&MA records 10,659 baptisms worldwide.
1960
Dr. Nathan Bailey is elected to the presidency of the Alliance and serves until 1978. The Jaffray School of Missions (now Alliance Theological Seminary) opens at Nyack.
Dr. N. Bailey