#URCSA_Centurion KNOW YOUR MINISTRIES: #CWM

1. NAME : Christian Women’s Ministries (CWM)

2. MOTTO: Women in Service of Christ and His Church

3. VISION: To be a Christian Women’s Ministry that strives to be dynamic in unity, reconciliation, justice and obedience. 4. VALUES – The CWM of the URCSA is founded upon the following values:
- Faith in the Divine God (Father, Son and the Holy Spirit).
- Patience and dedication to the service of God.
- Humility and humbleness, in serving God and one another.
- Love, goodness and care towards others.
- Truthfulness, trustworthiness towards one another.
- Respect for oneself and one another.

5. MISSION – The mission of the CWM is to:
- Worship, build the faith and the spirituality of women so that they can be faithful witnesses for Christ in the church and in the society, oppose that which is in conflict with the Christian faith both within and outside the church of Christ.

- Work in partnership with other ministries within and with the church in its ecumenical relations in building a community of believers where the walls of gender, race, language and culture are demolished and equality acknowledged.

6. OBJECTIVES – The objectives of the CWM are to:
- Promote Christian belief and faithful living;
- Pray together and for one another as women and families;
- Encourage and empower women to care for the needy;
- Encourage women to be faithful in formal worship and prayer meetings;
- Encourage women to raise their children within the Christian faith, respect their parents and elders and to desire a Christian marriage;
- Assist the Church in caring for creation.

7. MEMBERSHIP – Acquiring membership:
- All confessing women members within the boundaries of a defined congregation of the URCSA, are by virtue of their faith connectedness to the congregation, as a body of Christ, part of the activities of the CWM.

- Women shall, however, avail themselves for membership of the CWM at a meeting after they have been active participants for a minimum period of (6) six months.

8. MEMBERSHIP – Termination of membership:
- Membership may be terminated by resigning as member of the CWM in writing.
- Membership is terminated when a member contravenes the principles laid down in the CWM Constitution and guidelines, after successful interventions by the Church Council.
- A member who does not actively participate in the activities of the CWM for three consecutive months, without a valid reason, terminates her membership automatically.

Location

42 Sacharia Street, Centurion, South Africa