Editing Jesus Army (section)

===Jesus Army, evangelism and ministry to the marginalised===
[[File:London 11 July 2009 (36090446683).jpg|thumb|A Jesus Army minibus in 2009]]
The British public were most likely to be aware of the Jesus Army by its brightly coloured minibuses and coaches, and the highly visible multi-coloured camouflage jackets often worn by Jesus Army [[evangelism|evangelists]] on the street.<ref>David V. Barrett, ''The New Believers'' (London, Cassell & Co., 2001), p.228</ref> The Jesus Army was launched in 1987 as the campaigning identity of the Jesus Fellowship. Following the example of the early [[Salvation Army]], and with a stated intention to "go where others will not go,"<ref>Kay, p.156</ref> the Jesus Army engaged in what has been called "aggressive and effective street evangelism among the marginalized sections of society."<ref>Nigel Wright, in ''Charismatic Christianity '', p.66: "the Jesus Army has engaged in aggressive and effective street evangelism among the marginalized sections of society."</ref> The Jesus Army's mission was described as "essentially one to the poor, the disadvantaged and the marginalized."<ref>Chryssides, p.154</ref> Since 1987 the Jesus Army held an annual high-profile gospel event in [[London]] called London Jesus Day<ref>{{Cite web|title = London Jesus Day 2016|url = http://londonjesusday.com/|website = londonjesusday.com|accessdate = 19 November 2015|archive-date = 19 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151119200105/http://londonjesusday.com/|url-status = dead}}</ref> with a three-hour public event on [[Trafalgar Square]], then (until 2005) an evening event in a marquee on [[Roundwood Park]].