The History of CMJ

A HISTORY TO CELEBRATE...
  • 1809
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    A distinct new society is formed out of the Clapham group; the London Society for Promoting Christianity Among the Jews (or the London Jews Society for short!). It is now known as CMJ.
  • 1813
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    B’nei Avraham (The Sons of Abraham) is formed by the LJS for Jewish people who had become believers in Jesus. It is the first Hebrew speaking congregation of the modern era – the beginning of today’s Messianic movement.
  • 1814
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    The Episcopal Jews Chapel opened in Palestine Place, London, a place for Jewish worship.
  • 1840
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    CMJ build hospitals and schools in Safed, Jerusalem and Jaffa, as well as mission stations across Europe and the Middle East. Wherever there was a Jewish community, CMJ had a presence.
  • 1948
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    Britain is unable to maintain law and order amongst Arabs and Jews in Palestine and so relinquishes the Mandate. In May of that year, Israel proclaims itself an independent Jewish state. Israel is immediately attacked by it’s surrounding Arab neighbours. Christ Church, the CMJ Church in Jerusalem, is now in territory annexed by Jordan, and the nearby mission hospital is over the border in Israel. This leads to a severe disruption of CMJ’s mission work throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s.
A FUTURE TO DECLARE!

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