The Church in the Province of the West Indies - Mission Organisations

Jamaica Church Missionary Society

General Secretary: Mrs Enith Tulloch

Address: Church House,2 Caledonia Avenue, Kingston 5, Jamaica

Tel: +1 876 926 8925

Fax: +1 876 968 0618

Description of Organisation:

The Jamaica Church Missionary Society is the recognised missionary agency of the Church in Jamaica & the Cayman Islands in the Province of the West Indies. The Society focuses on spreading the Gospel of Salvation with special relevance to human needs, as demonstrated by the life and ministry of the Incarnate Christ.

The Society was established in 1861 as a subsidiary of the Church, intended to target those sections of Jamaica's population 'Hard to reach with the means of Grace'. For many years the Mission Stations established and maintained by the Society provided the only means of reaching the masses of the population with the Christian Gospel and basic elementary education.

Programmes & Events:

The specific functions of the society:

To plan evangelistic and teaching missions
Carry out an on-going program of evangelistic and social outreach
Undertake the dissemination of literature designed to educate and stimulate for greater involvement in mission on the part of the clergy and laity
Provide for training of lay leadership for the Missions
To accept responsibility for the establishment of Mission Stations in new areas
Raise funds for missionary work in Jamaica and overseas

Area of work: Caribbean