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Jessie Rosser ''(born 1921;died 2013)'' was a Missionary of the Canadian Baptist Ministries who served in India for over 40 years〔〔''Year Book of the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec'', Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, 1987, p.229. ()〕 and was Principal of the Eva Rose York Bible Training and Technical School for Women in Tuni, Andhra Pradesh. Jessie worked as a school teacher at St. Thomas, Ontario for some time and then studied social sciences〔McMaster University 1947. Mocavo.com ()〕 at the McMaster University from where she graduated in 1947〔 with a B.A. and decided to serve the cause of people〔 in difficult circumstances overseas. She came to India in 1947〔''Directory of Churches, Alphabetic by City, Church'', Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, 1992, p.D-26. ()〕 and served as a Missionary in Kakinada,〔 Vuyyuru,〔 and Tuni.〔 In 1987,〔''Year Book of the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec'', Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, 1987, p.229. ()〕 the Canadian Baptist Ministries recognised the services of Jessie Rosser as a missionary to India by then General Secretary of the Canadian Baptist Ministries, Robert C. Berry who presented Jessie with a pin acknowledging her 40-year service. When Jessie Rosser came to India during 1947〔/1948,〔(Centre Street Baptist Church - History )〕 the members of the Centre Street Baptist Church in St. Thomas, Ontario formed a Jessie Rosser Mission Circle in honour of her. In 2009,〔Hazel Broughton, ''Jesse Rosser Mission Circle welcomes in the new year '', St. Thomas Times Journal, 2009. ()〕 the circle members comprising 10 ladies visited India to see the places where Jessie Rosser served, especially the Eva Rose York Bible Training and Technical School for Women in Tuni. ==References== ;Notes ;Further reading * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jessie Rosser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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