International Christian Maritime Association

International Christian Maritime Association

The International Christian Maritime Association (ICMA) is an ecumenical association of 27 Christian organisations, representing different churches and Christian communities. The members are all non-profit making organisations actively engaged in welfare work for seafarers. It is registered as a charity in the UK.

ICMA was founded in 1969. It seeks to encourage ecumenical collaboration and mutual assistance between these different organisations at international, national and individual port levels. ICMA chaplains are obliged to serve seafarers, fishermen and their dependants regardless their nationality, religion, culture, language, sex or race.

Member organisations

*African Seafarers' Assistance Association (Rotterdam)
*Association for Seamen's Missions (Japan)
*Apostleship of the Sea (Roman Catholic)
*Biblia Harbour Association (South Africa)
*British & International Sailors’ Society (Protestant)
*Christian Seaman's Organisation (South Africa) [http://www.cso.co.za]
*Danish Seamen's and Overseas Church [http://www.dsuk.dk]
*Finnish Seamen's Mission (Lutheran)
*German Seamen's Mission [http://www.seemannsmission.org]
*Indenlandsk Sømandsmission (Denmark) [http://www.indenlandsk-soemandsmission.dk]
*Indonesian Ministry to Seafarers
*Kaohsiung Lutheran Mission (Taiwan) [http://www.lutheran.tk/taiwan]
*Korean International Seamen's Mission Association
*LIFE International Seafarers Christian Missions
*Lutheran Association for Maritime Ministry (USA)
*Mersey Mission to Seafarers (Liverpool, England)
*Mission to Seafarers (Anglican)
*"Nederlandse Zeemanscentrale" (Netherlands)
*North American Maritime Ministry Association [http://www.namma.org]
*PCT Seamen's/Fishermen's Service Centre (associate member)
*Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest (Methodist, London) [http://www.qvsr.org.uk]
*Royal Sailors' Rest (UK) [http://www.rsr.org.uk]
*Seafarers' Welfare Board for New Zealand
*Seamen's Church in Sweden (SiS)
*Seamen's Mission of Estonia
*"Sjømannskirken" (Norway)
*"Stichting Pastoraat Werkers Overzee" (Netherlands)
*Swedish Church Abroad"More to be added"

External links

* [http://www.icma.as Official IMCA website]


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