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Maud Sisley Boyd
was the first woman missionary

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sent by the Seventh-day Adventist
Church’s Foreign Mission Board.

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Maud Sisley was born in 1851,
in Kent, England.

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After her father died,

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her family went to the United States

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where they learned about
the Adventist message.

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A visit by James and Ellen White
convinced them

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to relocate to church headquarters
at Battle Creek, Michigan.

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Maud was an Adventist member
for 10 years

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when she was called to serve
as a missionary.

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In 1877, she left for Europe

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where she eventually served
in Switzerland and England.

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After several years in Europe,

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Maud returned to the United States

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in time to attend

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the second annual session
of the General Sabbath School Association

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held in Battle Creek, Michigan.

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Here she met another participant,
the widower Charles L. Boyd.

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The couple wed in 1879
and had two daughters.

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The Boyds went as part of the first group
of Adventist missionaries

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to Cape Town, South Africa.

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Tragically, their youngest daughter, Ethel,
died at age three and a half in Africa.

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The family remained in Africa
for about four years

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before returning to the United States.

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They reached Battle Creek
in time to attend

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the 1891 General Conference Session.

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At this General Conference Session,

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Charles was asked to become president
of the Tennessee River Conference,

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located in Nashville, Tennessee.

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The Boyds were early workers
in the American South,

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striving to break down racial barriers

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in response to Ellen White’s call
to do so.

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