The Community of Jesus' Compassion (CJC) is an
Anglican religious order
Anglican religious orders are communities of men or women (or in some cases mixed communities of both men and women) in the Anglican Communion who live under a common rule of life. The members of religious orders take vows which often include t ...
founded in 1993 by Sister Londiwe Manqele and located near
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg (; Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu ...
,
South Africa
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in the
Diocese of Natal of the
Anglican Church of Southern Africa
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa, known until 2006 as the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, is the province (Anglican), province of the Anglican Communion in the southern part of Africa. The church has twenty-five dioceses, of whi ...
. The primary work of the sisters in concerned with
evangelism and children's ministry.
References
*''Anglican Religious Communities Yearbook: 2004-2005''. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2003.
Christian organizations established in 1993
Anglican religious orders established in the 20th century
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