2010 Church Mission Society launched the Pioneer Mission Leadership Training programme, providing leadership training for both lay people and those preparing for ordination as pioneer ministers. It is accredited by Durham University as part of the Church of England's Common Awards. In 2015 there were 70 students on the course, studying at certificate, diploma and MA level. In October 2012, Philip Mounstephen became the Executive Leader of the Church Mission Society. On 31 January 2016 Church Mission Society had 151 mission partners in 30 countries and 62 local partners in 26 countries (this programme supports local mission leaders in Asia, Africa and South America in "pioneer settings") serving in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In addition, 127 mission associates (affiliated to Church Mission Society but not employed or financially supported through CMS) and 16 short-termers. In 2015–16, Church Mission Society had a budget of £6.8 million, drawn primarily from donations by individuals and parishes, supplemented by historic investments. The Church Mission Society Archive is housed at the University of Birmingham Special Collections. In Australia, the society operates on two levels: firstly, at a national/federal level as 'CMS Australia', training and supporting various missionaries; and secondly, at a state level with 6 Branches, recruiting missionaries and liaising with supporters and support churches. Leadership Secretary or Honorary Secretary Thomas Scott (1799–1802) Josiah Pratt (1802–1824) Edward Bickersteth (1824–1831) Henry Venn (1841–1872) Henry Wright (1872–1880) Frederic Wigram (1880–1895) Henry E. Fox (from 1895) General Secretary 1942 to 1963: Max Warren 1963 to 1973: John Taylor 1975 to 1985: Simon Barrington-Ward 1989 to 1994: Michael Nazir-Ali 1995 to 2000: Diana Witts 2000 to 2011: Tim Dakin Executive Leader October 2012 to 2018: Philip Mounstephen Chief Executive Officer From May 2019: Alastair Bateman President Admiral Gambier (first President, 1812–1834) Henry Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester (1834–1886) Captain the Hon. Francis Maude (1886–1887) Sir John Kennaway, 3rd Baronet (1887–1919) 1969 to 1982: Diana Reader Harris 1998 to 2007: Gillian Joynson-Hicks See also History of Christian missions Church Missionary Society in the Middle East and North Africa Church Missionary Society in India Church Missionary Society in China Notes Bibliography Hewitt, Gordon, The Problems of Success, A History of the Church Missionary Society 1910–1942, Vol I (1971) In Tropical Africa. The Middle East. At Home ; Vol II (1977)Asia Overseas Partners . . . Ward, Kevin, and Brian Stanley, eds. The Church Mission Society and World Christianity,