Women's Ministries

The Bible gives great insight into the role of women. Biblical women were entrepreneurs, judges, homemakers, and Bible teachers to list only a few. Thus the Christian woman is called to live her life in terms of the great potential for the development and use of her abilities. Christian women are compassionate with godly wisdom. They choose to act, to be voices proclaiming a better way, to be hands making a tangible difference, to work toward spiritually strengthening people already in the membership as well as the non-members in the community. Christian women are committed to changing the world through prayer and sharing their faith in the Lord. As our model, Jesus ministered to women (Mark 7; Luke 7, 8, and 13) restoring their self-worth and value as human beings.

Women today are commissioned to use the talents and opportunities God has given them to fulfill His eternal plan. The responsibility of sharing the Good News is the burden of all who call themselves Christians. If the church were not to fully utilize women’s gifts the church body would be denied the internal freedom under which it flourishes best. It would be denied the benefit of the spiritual and intellectual gifts of over half of its membership. Women would experience loss and those to whom she might minister also would lose the needed help. Women’s ministries involves encouraging women to discover and use their gifts.

The Women’s Ministries department at Stoke church exists to uphold, encourage and challenge women in their pilgrimage as disciples of Jesus Christ and members of His world church.

charm is deceitful and beauty is passing but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised {proverbs 31:30}

Aim: Every Woman – Restored to Serve “He Restoreth my soul…” Psalms 23:3 The Women’s Ministries department exists to uphold, encourage and challenge Seventh-day Adventist women in their pilgrimage as disciples of Jesus Christ and members of His world church.

Department Vision: “Every Woman – Restored to Serve”, and it is our sincere hope that, through our programmes and support and through sharing with one another, that our women will continue in personal and spiritual growth.

Mission: to uplift Christ in the church and in the world The ministry seeks to:

• foster spiritual growth and renewal among women
• enable women to deepen their faith and experience
• build networks among women in the world church to encourage bonds of friendship and mutual support and the creative exchange of ideas and information
• bring women’s unique perspectives to the issues facing the world church