From the mission the missionary priests set out to convert the native population to Catholicism; over 4,000 people were converted between 1776 and 1847.

The order's goal was to convert the native population to Christianity and baptize it by force if necessary.

Within three years, he had converted the population of his village to Christianity.

In the wake of the immigrants, missionaries tried to convert the heathen population, but they had little success.

German crusaders were sent into Latvia to convert the pagan population by force of arms.

Attempts to convert the population to fuel-efficient stoves proved difficult due to resistance to change.

However, the struggle to convert the population continued to meet resistance, particularly from nomadic Fulbe herders.

From 1502 onwards, they began to convert the Muslim population.

The town was originally founded as Jesuit mission with the goal of converting the surrounding Indian population.

En route, they stopped in Yamaguchi, where they began working to convert the population of the city.