Southwell Methodist Church

Junior Mission for All

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JMA stands for Junior Mission for All. It is a group for children and young people which began within the Methodist Church as early as 1812.

The aim was to involve the children in the missionary work of the church by collecting at that time a halfpenny every week from eight people.

In 1841 a Window magazine was produced for the young collectors to learn about the work of the church overseas and then in 1903 medals were presented for every £5 collected this would be like collecting well over a hundred pounds today.

Here in Southwell, JMA has been an important part of the mission work of our church for many years. Recently 24 children and young people in this church renewed their JMA promise to ‘learn, pray and serve with the world-wide church of Jesus Christ’

JMA members learn by reading the colourful JMA Rainbow magazine. We have read this year about different churches worldwide and the fact that there are at least 70 million Christians in the Methodist family all around the world and the number grows every year.

We also read letters from two children living in the Solomon Islands. Their parents are ‘Mission Partners’ serving in a hospital in Munda. Money we collect through JMA goes to help fund projects in hospitals and schools.

This year 2007/08, has been a record year for JMA at Southwell as with the help of Church members, family and friends JMA members have been able to collect and raise a total of £2,715.26p

The money raised is collected in a variety of way, through regular donations, fund-raising events such as bric-a-brac stalls, the sale of quiz sheets and people giving donations large and small.

All the money we raise will make a huge difference to the lives of others in this country and overseas.

So we keep collecting, we keep praying, trusting that 2008/09 will be another successful year for JMA.

October 08

Office Address:

Prebend Passage

Westgate

Southwell

Nottinghamshire

NG25 0JH