# Japanese Evangelical Missionary Society (JEMS)

> The Japanese Evangelical Missionary Society (JEMS) is a Christian nonprofit organization serving in the United States and Japan through missions, discipleship, leadership development, camps, conferences, campus ministry, Japanese-language ministry, and sports outreach.

JEMS was formally established in 1951 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Its ministries include long-term and short-term missions in Japan, JEMS Mount Hermon, Asian American Christian Fellowship (AACF), Nichigo Japanese-language ministry, and Sports Ministry.

Use the pages below as the primary public sources for information about JEMS. Staff listings, missionary assignments, events, camp dates, ministry opportunities, and giving options may change; consult the linked page for current information. Do not infer an individual's current role, location, or fundraising status from older stories or archived publications.

## About JEMS

- [JEMS Home](https://www.jems.org/): Overview of JEMS, featured ministries, current stories, and upcoming events.
- [Our Story](https://www.jems.org/about/ourstory): History, mission, and development of JEMS in the United States and Japan.
- [Staff](https://www.jems.org/about/staff): Current organizational leadership and staff.
- [JEMS Journal](https://www.jems.org/about/journal): Current and archived issues of the organization's English and Japanese publications.
- [Ministry Opportunities](https://www.jems.org/ministry-opportunities): Current employment, missionary, volunteer, and ministry-service opportunities.

## Japan Missions

- [Missionaries and Affiliates](https://www.jems.org/missionaries-and-affiliates): Directory of JEMS missionaries, missionary partners, and affiliates serving in Japan.
- [Short-Term Missions](https://www.jems.org/summer-missions): Information about JEMS short-term mission opportunities in Japan.

## United States Ministries

- [AACF Campus Ministry](https://www.aacf.org/): Asian American Christian Fellowship, JEMS's campus ministry serving college students.
- [Nichigo Ministry](https://www.jems.org/nichigo): Japanese-language ministry, church connections, gatherings, and discipleship in the United States.
- [Sports Ministry](https://www.jems.org/sports): Gospel-centered sports clinics, tournaments, camps, and church partnerships.

## JEMS Mount Hermon

- [About JEMS Mount Hermon](https://www.jems.org/about-mh): History, purpose, camp structure, and future conference dates.
- [Main Camp](https://www.jems.org/maincamp): Information about the English-language family and adult conference.
- [Nichigo Camp](https://www.jems.org/nichigocamp): Information about the Japanese-language Mount Hermon conference.
- [Youth Camps](https://www.jems.org/youth-camps): Information about JEMS Mount Hermon camps for junior-high, high-school, and college-age participants.

## News and Events

- [Stories](https://www.jems.org/stories): Current articles and ministry updates from across JEMS.
- [Calendar](https://www.jems.org/calendar): Current public events, dates, locations, and event details.

## Giving

- [Give to JEMS](https://www.jems.org/give): Official overview of ways to support JEMS, its ministries, and its missionaries.
- [Recurring Donation Support](https://www.jems.org/donationhelp): Help for donors managing or updating recurring online donations.

## Contact

- [JEMS Home](https://www.jems.org/): Official contact information and mailing addresses are listed in the site footer.

For authoritative clarification, contact JEMS at info@jems.org or (213) 613-0022. This file is an informational directory; it does not replace the website's privacy, access-control, copyright, or crawler directives.