Christ our Anchor
AWM Department
What it is:
- Women's ministries is a place to address the spiritual, emotional, physical and social needs of women in the church
- It encourages women to improve their potential for participation in the mission of the church
- It is a support system for hurting women – whether they are suffering from divorce, abuse or simply loneliness
- It is a forum to help address topics and issues as they affect women
- It encourages women to become involved in all areas of ministry in their church, their community and in their home
- It mentors young women so that they may find joy in the Lord
- Women's Ministries recognizes that women have many gifts of the Spirit and it attempts to help women discover and use these gifts to the glory of God
Mission Statement
The Department of Women's Ministries exists to uphold, encourage and challenge Adventist women in their pilgrimage as disciples of Jesus Christ and members of His world church.
Our mission is that of uplifting Christ in the Church and in the world. But more specifically, we are called to:
- elevate women as persons of inestimable worth because they have been created and redeemed
- enable women to deepen their faith and experience spiritual growth and renewal
- build networks among women in the world church to encourage bonds of friendship and mutual support and the exchange of ideas and information
- mentor young Adventist women, encouraging their involvement and creating paths for them as they reach for their potential in Christ
- address the concerns of women in a global context
- bring women's unique perspectives to the issues facing the world church
- empower women to share the good news within their families, among their fellow believers and in circles in the unsaved world.
Women are important to God. As one studies the Scriptures, it is amazing to discover how many stories of ordinary women, unnamed women, important women, God has included in His Book.