WOMEN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEI
In 1979 the Women Department was established and it was first known as PHAIRAM DISTRICT WOMEN SOCIETY. In 1982 at the Women Conference the name has been changed into the Women Missionary Society, because the conference has decided to give its main attention to Missionary work in addition to the different activities.
The Women Missionary Society is working across the North Eastern states of India and Myanmar, focusing its interventions in Manipur, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and Myanmar bordering India. The integral missions of WMS consist of supporting missionaries, spiritual nurturing, organizing training /workshops and conferences and progressing women for a better Christian. In the next five years, WMS envisage working towards empowerment of women under the banner of “Transforming women for advancing the Christian ministry” through workshops, seminars, audio visual music and lectures, reading and study materials, trainings, (tailoring and embroidery), conferences, capacity building programmes for leaders which all will finally contribute to the advancement of the Gospel
The Women Missionary Society (WMS) was formed by the Reformed Presbyterian Church North East India under the Department of Mission and Evangelism in August 1982 to contribute in achieving the mission of the mother church in reaching out the unreached with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and also contributing in various ways for the edification and strengthening of the church organization.WMS Support Missionaries ,Evangelist and Pastors, raised funds, conduct Women programme such as Bible studies, Seminar/Workshop, Conferences and purchased assets for the church.
During the past 28 years WMS experienced an enormous growth in terms of numbers and her involment in Gospel ministry. Now WMS is not only supporting missionaries but also works in developing the capacities of her member as it fore see sustainability of her missions will be possible only if the members are stable. Majority of WMS members comes from a very low income family background. This programme will address both the issue of poverty and capacity building need of the WMS in general through empowerment activities for their effective involvement in the advancement in the Gospel ministry. The underprivileged groups will be provided training on tailoring and embroidery, referral is also made to other skill development programme of RPC.Attention is given to leadership building ,women participation in Christian ministry with clear roles and responsibility, sensitization and motivational workshops/seminars and conferences for mutual learning and encouragement.
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