Worship with NJICM on Sunday, December 20th as we lead into the Christmas week. Show your Christmas spirit by wearing an "ugly" or creative Christmas sweater to 11:00 a.m. service. Our Youth Of Destiny will award prizes to a few young people and adults with the most ugly or creative sweater!

New Jerusalem International Christian Ministries

701 Johnston Willis Drive
North Chesterfield, Virginia 23236

Are you wondering how the whole ugly Christmas sweater party trend began? Christmas sweaters have been around since the way-back days after WWII, when knitters first put moose and snowflakes into their patterned sweaters. The nordic sweaters of the 40's and 50s were awesome to see and functional to wear. They were usually wool and had patterns on the back, front, and arms.  

The fashion industry put holiday sweaters on the map in the 80s, when colorful sweaters were hot on the runway, and padded shoulders were standard fare. Ah, to be a designer in the 80s! There was no such thing as too many colors or too many patterns on one sweater. There was no shortage of these over the top knits during the 1980, and moms and grandmas all over the USA wore them with pride. 

The glam sweaters were out of style for about 20 years when, in 2002, some college kids decided to wear their mom's sweaters to a themed house party  in Vancouver, Canada called an 'Ugly Christmas Sweater Party'. Their party was a success, and it became a popular event.  

Source: My Ugly Christmas Sweater.com

Help support the vision and mission of the NJICM Intercessory Prayer- tickets go on sale soon!

NJICM Intercessory Prayer Ministry

Vision- We believe as a unified body of believers who are jointly fitted in the spirit the effectual prayers of the righteous consistently and strategically, covers and releases God’s divine set plans to usher in life changing results as we pray one for another in the power of agreement.

Mission- We are committed watchmen setting our prayer lives in alignment with the Word of God, consistently praying individually and corporately for our ministry, leaders, church body, and those locally, nationally, and globally fulfilling the diverse needs of the Body of Christ, as we are led by the Holy Spirit.

The 2nd prayer training session is Wednesday, December 16th at 6:00 p.m. with guest speaker Rita Taylor Stewart, Christian Educator by call and vocation. Her roles are Director of Spiritual Formation and Discipleship Director serving for over a decade. 

Rita is the co-founder of Centric Vision Consulting and co-author of Kiwi: A Children’s Devotional ~ Building Character From The Inside Out. She has recently been accepted as a candidate for a Doctorate in Spiritual Direction and Formation at Houston Graduate School of Theology. A devoted wife and mother and an anointed vessel in the Kingdom.

Host: NJICM Intercessory Prayer Ministry - Evangelist Cassandra Carter

New Jerusalem International Christian Ministries
701 Johnston Willis Drive
North Chesterfield, Virginia 23236

www.NJICM.com