RCA CHURCH WORLD SERVICE

Ministry Description: Reformed Church World Service (RCWS) is a ministry of compassion and hope. Its purpose is to work with partners to alleviate hunger and poverty and to seek justice for people around the world. RCWS aims to fulfill the biblical mandate to feed the hungry, give water to the thirsty, welcome the stranger, clothe the naked, care for the sick, and visit the imprisoned (Matthew 25:35-36).

RCWS accomplishes its mission by:

Providing emergency relief to disaster victims in need of immediate assistance.
Participating in rehabilitation for people who have lost their homes and jobs.
Encouraging long term solutions to overcome the problems of hunger and poverty.
Seeking justice through advocacy on behalf of poor and needy people.
Challenging RCA members to learn more about the root causes of hunger and to give generously of their resources to help their neighbors who are poor and hungry.

HRC Support: HRC supports the RCWS financially from the church’s tithe to missions.

Invitation to Serve: The RCA sends out a monthly “Mission of the Month” flyer listing ways that members could serve. The Mission Team needs help with our Missions Bulletin Board to allow us to provide this information on a more regular basis.

Prayer requests:

For wisdom and God’s guidance for the RCWS
That a new member would join our Mission Team or PR sub-team to help us provide timely info on opportunities and needs via the bulletin board or the Visitor.
That congregation members will be looking for new ways to serve others, perhaps by focusing on one of the RCWS’ “Mission of the Month” flyers.

Contact: Mary Merillat (897-5984)

Web Site: http://rcws.rca.org/