A collection of good news articles about the Jesus Army together with academic pieces and letters from members of the public. Pieces come from a variety of publications including specialist, local and national press.

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ACADEMIC WORK

THE JESUS FELLOWSHIP (JESUS ARMY) William Kay Encyclopedia of New Religions, a Guide - 2004

JESUS FELLOWSHIP CHURCH C Peter Collinson All Churches Great and Small - 1998

THE RADICAL KINGDOM OF THE JESUS FELLOWSHIP Stephen J Hunt Pneuma, The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies - 1998

THE JESUS ARMY David V Barrett The New Believers - 2001

CASE STUDY: THE JESUS ARMY RE:Quest

JESUS ARMY PROFILE Religious Movements Homepage from the University of Virginia, USA

PRESS ARTICLES

(See also: What the Papers Say: Jesus Centres in the Press)

NEW LIFE, NEW PROBLEMS FOR SHEFFIELD'S SLOVAKS Housing and social problems trouble Sheffield's new migrants by Martin Wainwright The Guardian - 16 January 2008

THE BIRTH OF A NEW RELIGION by Anna Brosnan Northampton Chronicle & Echo - 7 January 2008

JESUS ARMY'S TROOPS INVADE RIVERSIDE Jesus Army in Worcester Worcester News - 10 August 2006

CHURCH OPENS DOORS TO CLUBBERS Would you stagger into a church after clubbing or pubbing? In Northampton, you can BBC Northamptonshire - 10 February 2006

JOHN THE DIPPER'S LEGACY History of Bugbrooke chapel Northampton Chronicle & Echo - 21 February 2005

MARCH FOR JESUS The 'flash mob' Sheffield Star - 28 October 2004

BOMB HOAXER IS TOLD 'JOIN CHURCH' Judge tells woman to live with Jesus Fellowship Northampton Chronicle and Echo - 28 March 2002

FELLOWSHIP SETS UP A PRISON REHAB SCHEME Hoax bomber is latest convict to benefit from religious organisation Northampton Chronicle & Echo - 29 March 2002

DOING BATTLE FOR THE LORD WITH THE JESUS ARMY, WHERE THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE Liz Hogarth previews a gripping TV documentary Baptist Times - 13 December 2001

JESUS ARMY HELPED KILLER KICK DRUGS Daventry Express - 31 May 2001

CHAPEL IS BACK IN SERVICE An ancient Northamptonshire chapel has opened its doors to Sunday worshippers once more after years of occasional use Northampton Chronicle & Echo - 21 February 2001

JOINING THE EA 'FAMILY' Controversial churches welcomed into Alliance membership Christian Herald - 29 July 2000

NUMBERS GROW AS EA AGREES TO MULTIPLY Idea (Evangelical Alliance Magazine) - May 1999

JESUS ARMY HELP FOR PROSTITUTES Group is camping out in notorious red-light districts Northampton Chronicle & Echo - 26 January 1999

HUNDREDS FLOCK TO JESUS ARMY'S WEEKLY 'TECHNO' EVENINGS IN HALL Upbeat service is a big winner for teenagers Northampton Chronicle & Echo - 7 September 1998

SUFFERING MEN GATHER TO BOND BEFORE GOD Sunday Telegraph - 3 September 1995

PROBING THE JESUS ARMY Aware Magazine - February/March 1995

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS: THE STORY OF THE JESUS FELLOWSHIP Review by Nigel Wright Renewal Magazine - June 1992

ON THE MARCH Clare Jenkins meets the Mattacola family, members of the Jesus Army and "mainline Christians" Times Educational Supplement - 27 December 1991

JOY DIVISION The stormtroopers of the evangelical revolution are coming to save us all - whether we are ready or not, Adam LeBor meets the Jesus Army Elle - November 1991

ROCK ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS Born-again youngsters find happiness belting out their love for Jesus Daily Mirror - 5 March 1991

HUNGRY FOR SOULS The evangelicals are on the march - out of the church, down the corridors of power and on to the air waves. But is their fervour bringing with it a dangerous intolerance? The Independent on Sunday - 13 January 1991

NATIVE LAND - THE JESUS ARMY Excerpt from Native Land, published 1989 by 'Viking Penguin Books Ltd.' This section based on a Channel 4 broadcast - 1 August 1989

CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS MARCH! Mercury and Herald - 24 April 1987

JESUS PEOPLE GO ON PARADE Chronicle & Echo - 21 October 1985

BUGBROOKE - ITS LIFE WORK AND WITNESS Story by Lewis Misselbrook Baptist Times - 24 April 1980

BUGBROOKE (an overview) Story by Lewis Misselbrook Baptist Times - 24 April 1980

THE JESUS PEOPLE OF BUGBROOKE They meet in the Baptist Church - and for some it has meant an end to drugs and violence by Yvonne Roberts Chronicle & Echo - 24 April 1980

SHARING GOODS AND POSSESSIONS Mercury & Herald - 30 June 1977

THE PASTOR SPEAKS... by Dick Perfect Evangelism Today - August 1974

THE POWER AND THE GLORY OF OLD STYLE PRAYER Shaun Usher The Mail TV Critic Daily Mail – Wednesday 26 June 1974

THE BUGBROOKE PHENOMENON Tony Smith and Simon Reed report from a village in the grip of religious fervour Northants Evening Telegraph - 25 June 1974

BUGBROOKE, WHERT ALLELUIAS COME BIGGER AND NOISIER Inside Television by Alex Coleman TV Times - 25 May 1974

FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS OF JESUS — TO THE LETTER by Stewart Sorensen Chronicle & Echo - 20 May 1974

IN THE VILLAGE WHERE RELIGION IS A SINGING, SWINGING AFFAIR by Leslie Watkins Daily Mail - 16 September 1973

'JESUS PEOPLE' REASON FOR RECOVERY OF DRUG ADDICT Chronicle & Echo - 29th November 1973

JESUS IN BUGBROOKE by Ivan Ruff New Society 20 September 1973

DRUG GIRL MAY DIE IN 7 YEARS - SOLICITOR Chronicle & Echo - 6 September 1973

CONCERT ENDS ‘JESUS’ FESTIVAL Northants Evening Telegraph - 29 August 1972

OVER 200 STAGE A JESUS CRUSADE Chronicle & Echo - 28 August 1972

JESUS MOVEMENT TOOK YOUTH OFF PATH TO BORSTAL Chronicle & Echo - June 20 1972

RAIN FAILS TO DAMP FIRE OF 'JESUS PEOPLE' Chronicle & Echo - 24th September 1971

SINGING CRUSADERS IN T-SHIRTS by Dick Murray Chronicle & Echo – 14 August 1971

A SELECTION OF LETTERS

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For more articles see: What the Papers Say: Jesus Centres in the Press