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Contents

1 Vision
2 Areas of Ministry

Vision

Complement the Church’s vision statement of, “Nurturing a joy for loving God and loving people.”

Seek areas where we can complement and supplement the specific ministries of our church.

Seek avenues where we can uniquely offer help in protecting and encouraging women in their marriages, families, and relationships.

Seek opportunities for women to teach women in uniquely “women ways”. This is in no way intended to replace the authoritative teaching of church leaders.

Seek opportunities to support the children’s ministry of our church.

Seek avenues to support women as they encounter struggles in various areas of life – singleness, motherhood, marriage, abuse, child-rearing, relationships, work issues etc.

Seek opportunities to create in women a love for the Church – the Body of Christ.

Seek opportunities to help those in need within and outside the church.

Seek opportunities to share the love and truth of Christ with women who are unbelievers.

Seek opportunities to meet with and to support our church in prayer.

Encourage every woman in the recognition and development of their spiritual gifts for the glory of Christ and the building up of the Body in love and help find areas where their gifts may be used.

Continue to have planned events and opportunities for building community among women.

By focusing on our Helper Design and by employing our energies to fulfill the above areas of ministry, we will be able to guard against the following dangers: being only event driven; being personality driven; being competitive; being divisive; having a separate vision from the Church’s vision; and being driven by culture. All of these areas of vision will be planned and accomplished in the full view and with full input from the Session and Diaconate.

Areas of Ministry

Mercy In-reach
Working in conjunction with the church's Mercy committee, this ministry team focuses on mercy needs within our congregation. This includes ministering to short-term needs such as arranging for meals, visitation, and cards of encouragement in the case of hospitalizations, new babies, funerals, etc. This team also assists members with chronic needs such as long-term illnesses, widowhood, and shut-in care and oversees our "Women of Wisdom" ministry and monthly Women's Fellowship group.

Mercy Outreach
This team provides help to the various mercy outreach ministries of our church including Pregnancy Lifeline, Kids Hope USA, Good News Club, Cornerstone, Tarrant Net, Reformed Prison Ministries, HOPE Farm, refugee families, etc.

Hospitality
This is a hands-on ministry team with responsibilities for coordination of church receptions, socials and similar events and includes mentoring young women in the art of hospitality. These events may be specific to Women's Ministries or for the whole church body.

Discipleship
Working with the Session, this ministry team plans and implements educational opportunities for women. This includes the Women's Midweek Bible Studies, Summer Series, and Mom's Ministry.

Communications
This team helps with communications both within the Women's Ministries Leadership Team and between WM and the rest of the church, including invitations, maintaining the web site and the Women's Ministry bulletin board.

Special Events
This ministry team plans and executes four specific women's event; the Spring Retreat, Fall In-House Retreat, Prayer Shower and the Annual Winter Luncheon.

Prayer
This team is responsible for hosting the monthly time of women's prayer at the church, coordinating our Partners in Prayer effort, and encouraging prayer as a vital component in all areas of women's ministry.

Women's Ministry Co-chairs:
The two women are responsible for the overall administration of FWPC's Women's Ministies including over-site of its leadership team. Each Co-Chair will assist one year and take overall leadership the next in her two-year term of service.

Women of Wisdom
To provide a relationship and fellowship opportunity among the active 70+ women in our church.

Women's Fellowship Group
To encourage all women to join together for fellowship and activity two times each month.

WM Prayer Chain
Receive and help forward church-wide prayer requests via an email group and limited phone calls. To join the prayer chain, email prayer@fortworthpca.org.

Building Beautification Team
Exists to supplement the diaconal responsibility to care for the church facilities. We provide help in cleaning, organizing and beautifying our church building and grounds. This committee also includes a decorating committee to prepare for special church-wide events and holidays.

Mom's Ministry
Biblically wise and older moms leading and teaching groups of younger mothers in the manner of Paul's teaching in Titus 2.

Women's Ministry in the North Texas Presbytery