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Abstract: The research on Missionary Work: Healthcare in Tapanuli aims to reconstruct the missionary work that came to Tapanuli during that period. Missionaries didn't just spread religious teachings, but also taught about health to the Batak people in Tapanuli. Using a qualitative descriptive method based on library research in the field of history, the study gathers various historical literature as data sources. In this case, the writer uses a historical research method, starting with choosing a topic, followed by collecting data sources consisting of primary and secondary sources. Primary data sources are historical documents written during the research period, and secondary sources are data obtained indirectly or through a third party. Missionary work produced churches as places for nurturing faith, hospitals and clinics as places for treating illnesses, and introduced hygienic living habits. The presence of missionaries changed the lives of the Tapanuli people from being backward to progressing.