====== Franklyn James ======

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Reverend **Franklyn James** is a Jamaican-Canadian church minister based in [[canada:british_columbia:North Vancouver]], [[canada:British Columbia]].

===== Background =====

Originally from [[jamaica:Kingston]], [[Jamaica]], James moved to [[canada:Ontario]] in September 2015.

===== Career and Affiliations =====

==== HOPE Worldwide ====

James volunteered for [[HOPE Worldwide]] from 2000 to 2011, working with children. 

HOPE Worldwide is partnered with and/or funded by the [[United States of America|United States]] [[center for disease control and prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC), [[Americares]], [[Blessings International]], [[Direct Relief International]], [[pharmaceutical_companies:Eli Lilly]], the [[European Union]], [[Feed the Children]], the [[Global_Fund|Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria]], [[Habitat for Humanity]], [[Heart to Heart International]], [[Hong Kong Housing Authority]], [[Jhpiego]], [[International Diabetes Federation]], [[Salvation Army]], [[SAP]], [[United Nations]], [[United Way]], [[USAID]], [[Walmart]], [[Wine to Water]] and the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO).((//Partners.// HOPE Worldwide. Retrieved May 11, 2022, from https://archive.ph/jms1U)) The organization is also part of [[National Voluntary Organizations
Active in Disaster]] (NVOAD).
==== United Church of Canada ====

James' career across multiple church congregations have been under the purview of the [[United Church of Canada]].((//Experience | Franklyn James.// LinkedIn. Retrieved May 10, 2022, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklynlrjames/details/experience/))

He worked at [[Bracebridge United Church]], where he "engaged in immersion and leadership tasked as assigned by the United Church of Canada." He returned to Jamaica in 2016, and then moved to the Okanagan area of BC in 2017. He then worked a combined four years as the Minister at [[St. Andrew’s United Church]], [[canada:british_columbia:Enderby]] and [[Zion United Church]], [[canada:british_columbia:Armstrong]], BC.

James began working as Coordinating Minister at [[Lynn Valley United Church]] in North Vancouver, BC in July 2021.((//Rev. Franklyn James.// Lynn Valley United Church. Retrieved May 10, 2022, from https://archive.ph/6WaQJ))