Honorific Prefix: | Sr. |
Jessie Rosser, CBM | |
Honorific Suffix: | Ammagaru |
Birth Name: | Jessie Rosser |
Birth Date: | 2 November 1921[1] |
Birth Place: | St. Thomas, Ontario |
Death Place: | St. Thomas, Ontario |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Education: | |
Alma Mater: | |
Occupation: | Missionary, Canadian Baptist Ministries |
Years Active: | 1948[2] to 1987 in India (40 years)[3] |
Known For: | Her work at the C.B.M. Jubilee Secondary and Training School for Women, Kakinada and the Eva Rose York Bible Training and Technical School for Women in Tuni |
Religion: | Christianity |
Parents: | J. M. Rosser |
Church: | Canadian Baptist Ministries |
Offices Held: | Principal, CBM-Eva Rose York Bible Training and Technical School for Women, Kakinada, |
Sister |
Jessie Rosser (born 1921;died 2013) was a Missionary of the Canadian Baptist Ministries who served in India for over 40 years[1] [4] 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[5] at the McMaster University from where she graduated in 1947[5] with a B.A. and decided to serve the cause of people[5] in difficult circumstances overseas. She came to India in 1947[6] and served as a Missionary in Kakinada,[6] Vuyyuru,[6] and Tuni.[6]
In 1987,[7] 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[6] /1948,[8] the members of the Centre Street Baptist Church in St. Thomas, Ontario formed a Jessie Rosser Mission Circle in honour of her. In 2009,[9] 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.