Constance Bryant

Constance Bryant (June 22, 1887–May 12, 1975) was an English missionary who served for the Fukien Mission under the Church Missionary Society (CMS). Bryant worked for over thirty years in East Asia.

Early life and education Constance Bryant was born to Alfred Charles Edward Bryant (1849-1895) and Eliza Weller (1850-1921) in Kent, England. She had three sisters. Bryant then attended Westfield College from 1907 to 1911, an institution founded to educate women for the University of London. She graduated with Class 3 Honors in Modern European History - a major in the Faculty of Arts. Bryant wrote annual letters to England as an overview of the affairs with the Fukien Mission and was occasionally published in the Fukien News newspaper for her written articles about her experiences as a missionary. She expressed the hardships of running the mission hospitals and schools during World War II and the Japanese occupation in China. In 1939, Bryant traveled throughout the Fukien province to the modern day capitol of Fuzhou, Lienkong, Dong Muong, and Gwang Tau to report on the work of the dioceses. The report resulted in the shipment of resources to help maintain the hospitals and schools in Fukien.

Death Following her retirement from the Church Missionary Society in 1947, Bryant returned to her residence in Kent, England and died May 12, 1975.