We have formed links with the other Churches in Windsor and our young people have the opportunity to meet with their friends in the Roman Catholic Church, Church of England and the Baptist Church for evenings of fun - including Pizza evenings, quizzes and other social events.  This helps to broaden their minds and creates great friendships.  All young people benefit from the genuine friendship which results from belonging to our Junior Church.

 

Windsor Methodist Church has a long history of JMA involvement and our young people are encouraged to collect weekly (or when then can) from members of the congregation and family and family friends. 

Last year a grand total of £945 was raised for the JMA by our young members.  Our Church is proud of our young people for this work and it is such a worthwhile and wonderful way for young people to actually do something for young people who are so much less fortunate than themselves and they learn so much from this practical act of Christianity.

The JMA was started nearly 150 years ago by Joseph Blake as a movement to educate children about the world church and to raise money which was used in mission overseas. Today the money is divided between the Overseas Division, which receives 80% of the total, and the Home Mission Division, which receives the other 20%. Overseas the money is used to support the work of missionaries and in the form of direct grants to projects concerned with medical and social work, education, evangelism, and agriculture. The Home Mission's income helps to support weaker churches in rural districts and inner city areas; it helps to maintain chaplains in universities, the Armed Forces, prisons, and ministers in new towns. Industrial missions and the provision of factory chaplains are also part of its responsibility.

 

From time to time events are held at the Windsor Methodist Church to specifically interest Young People – for example the recent visit by Jeff Rich, ex drummer of Status Quo, who led a super Drum Master Class.