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Much more than making the tea!
Our Vision
Our vision is of a world where God's love is shown through loving, respectful, and flourishing relationships.
Purpose:
To demonstrate the Christian faith in action by the transformation of communities worldwide through the nurture of the family in its many forms.
Values:
Mothers' Union is firmly rooted in a voluntary ethos. Its governance, leadership, and programmes are driven by and undertaken through members around the world as they respond to God's call to faith and action.
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Our five Objectives:
- To promote and support married life
- To encourage parents in their role to develop the faith of their children
- To maintain a worldwide fellowship of Christians united in prayer, worship and service
- To promote conditions in society favourable to stable family life and the protection of children
- To help those whose family life has met with adversity
Our Beliefs:
- We believe in the value of each individual and their unique qualities
- We believe in the value of relationships. Jesus said, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself."
- We believe in the value of the family in its many forms as a source of love and support for individuals and the basis for a caring community.
Like all the other dioceses, in Yorkshire we try to follow the aim and objectives in a variety of local projects and by supporting the worldwide organisation with prayer and financial support. You can read more about some of our projects on People & Projects page. The interpretation of the Aim and Objectives is deliberately very wide, enabling us to offer practical help and advice to local needs like suporting a refuge for victims of domestic abuse, offering free caravan holidays to families who could not otherwise have a much needed break from their domestic lives, enabling pisoners to maintain contact with their families and so on.
And we have been known to make the tea for a variety of church functions! But be assured: we do much more than make tea!