Church of South India of North America

AUXILIARY FELLOWSHIPS

YOUTH MOVEMENT WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION CHORISTERS ASSOCIATION LAITY FELLOWSHIP

There shall be following auxiliary fellowships to organize programs in the national/regional level to strengthen the fellowship and creativity among the UCMC member churches. The regional council shall elect the National executive council members. The auxiliary fellowships shall be under the control of the Executive Committee.

YOUTH MOVEMENT (Platform for people between 13 - 30)

Aim

  1. To create a generation who accept Jesus as the personal savior.
  2. To inspire youths to be intentional to build, loving and caring relationship within the families and society.
  3. To promote the worship, fellowship and leadership.
  4. To promote intellectual spiritual and missionary vision

Youth Chaplain

Youth Chaplain shall be appointed by the President to give spiritual guidance to the youths. All the youth activities shall be organized under the supervision of the chaplain.

The National Committee

The national committee shall consist of the president, vice- president, Youth Chaplain, Regional presidents, Youth secretary, joint secretary, treasurer and two executive members from each region.

The president of the UCMC must be the chairman of the meeting or Vice- president in his absence. The national Committee must elect the office bearers for the next year. During the annual meeting the secretary should present the minutes of the previous meeting and the working report of the previous year. The Treasurer must present the annual income and expenditure and budget for the next year.

Regional Council

It consists of youth councilors elected from different units across the region. Each unit shall be represented with minimum of one member. (10 to 25 youth members can send 2 members to the council, 26 to 50 = 3, 51 to 75 = 4 and 76 and above=5). Regional council must meet at least once in a year.

Regional council shall elect secretary, joint-secretary and treasurer. The Regional Council shall elect two members to the national committee.

Vice president of the UCMC shall appoint a clergy from the region as the president.

Activities

1. Regional level conferences

2. Regional level Talent competition. (Each region must send first and second prize winners to the annual talent show, to be conducted as part of the Family and youth conference)

3. October first Sunday of every year shall be observed as the Youth Sunday.

4. There shall be a separate session for young adults in the age group of 21-30.

 

WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP

Aim

  1. To equip women to have a unique life, respecting the ideas of humility simplicity, prayer and concern.
  2. To promote fellowship among the women
  3. To encourage future generation to have the spirit of understanding and responsibility.
  4. To promote healthy family atmosphere

National Committee

 

National Committee must meet at least once in a year. It should have a secretary, joint secretary, treasurer and two executive committee members representing each region. The wife of the UCMC president or in her absence the wife of the Vice-president shall be the chairperson of the national committee.

 

The national Committee must elect the office bearers for the next year. During the annual meeting the secretary should present the minutes of the previous meeting and the working report of the previous year. The Treasurer must present the annual income and expenditure and budget for the next year.

 

Regional Council

It consists of councilors elected from different units across the region. Each unit shall be represented with a minimum of one member.

Each church can send councilors to the regional council as follows. (10 to 25 members can send 2 members to the council, 26 to 50 = 3, 51 to 75 = 4 and 76 and above =5). Regional council must meet at least once in every year. The regional council shall elect secretary, Jt secretary, and a treasurer for the region. The council shall also elect two representatives to the national council. In consultation with the clergy’s of the region UCMC vice president shall appoint a clergy as a co-coordinator for the region. The wife of the regional coordinator shall be the president of the women’s fellowship council.

Activities

1.Regional level conference

2.Regional level Talent competitions

3. World day of prayer co-ordination

4.Giving leadership to Ecumenical women gathering

5. Celebrating women Sunday

 

SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION

Aim

  1. An attempt to mold God-fearing generation
  2. Its aim is to co-ordinate Sunday school activities in the regional as well as national level.

National executive committee

It consists of UCMC president and the vice president of the UCMC, the regional presidents and regional representatives. They shall elect a Secretary, Joint Secretary and a treasurer. The president of the UCMC must be the chairman of the meeting or Vice- president in his absence.

The national Committee must elect the office bearers for the next year. During the annual meeting the secretary should present the minutes of the previous meeting and the working report of the previous year. The Treasurer must present the annual income and expenditure and budget for the next year.

Regional Sunday school

Each unit shall send one representative each to the regional committee. Committee shall elect Secretary, Joint Secretary, and a treasurer for the region. Region also shall elect two representatives for the national committee. In consultation with the clergies of the region, UCMC vice president shall nominate a clergy as the president of the region.

Activities

1.Annual teachers fellowship in national as well as regional level 2. Annual Sunday school children’s competitions in national/ regional level

3. Mission oriented teachings tour to mission fields

4. One day conferences in regional level

 

 

 

CHORISTERS ASSOCIATION

Aim

    1. To breed a singing generation
    2. To co-ordinate musical activities of the union churches.
    3. All choirmasters will be members of national Choristers Association.
    4. They can select a national director to exchange ideas and to promote singing churches.
    5. To teach songs those who come for Family and youth conferences.
    6. It can conduct musical festivals both in national and regional level.

National Committee

It consist of representatives and president of the region, UCMC president and the vice president. They shall elect a Secretary, Joint Secretary and a treasurer. The president of the UCMC must be the chairman of the meeting or Vice- president in his absence. The national Committee must elect the office bearers for the next year. During the annual meeting the secretary should present the minutes of the previous meeting and the working report of the previous year. The Treasurer must present the annual income and expenditure and budget for the next year.

Regional level

It consists of councilors elected from different units across the region. Each unit shall be represented with a minimum of one member.

Each church can send councilors to the regional council as follows. (10 to 25 members can send 2 members to the council, 26 to 50 = 3, 51 to 75 = 4 and 76 and above =5). Regional council must meet at least once in every year. The regional council shall elect secretary, Joint secretary, and a treasurer for the region. The council shall also elect two representatives to the national committee. In consultation with the clergy’s of the region UCMC vice president shall appoint a clergy as the president for the region.

Activities

1.Regional level workshops.

2.Regional level Choir Festivals.

3. Celebrate Choir Sunday.

4. Conduct regional and national level competition.

LAITY FELLOWSHIP

A platform for responsible men and women of above the age of 30.

Aim

  1. To equip men and women to have a unique life, respecting the ideas of humility simplicity prayer and concern
  2. To promote fellowship among the men and women.
  3. To encourage future generation to have the spirit of understanding and responsibility
  4. To promote healthy family atmosphere

 

National Committee

It consist of representatives and president of the region, UCMC president and the vice president. They shall elect a Secretary, Joint Secretary and a treasurer. The president of the UCMC must be the chairman of the meeting or Vice- president in his absence. The national Committee must elect the office bearers for the next year. During the annual meeting the secretary should present the minutes of the previous meeting and the working report of the previous year. The Treasurer must present the annual income and expenditure and budget for the next year.

 

 

Regional level

It consists of councilors elected from different units across the region. Each unit shall be represented with a minimum of one member.

Each church can send councilors to the regional council as follows. (10 to 25 members can send 2 members to the council, 26 to 50 = 3, 51 to 75 = 4 and 76 and above =5). Regional council must meet at least once in every year. The regional council shall elect secretary, It secretary, and a treasurer for the region. The council shall also elect two representatives to the national committee. In consultation with the clergy’s of the region UCMC vice president shall appoint a clergy as the president for the region.

Activities

1.Regional level conference

2.Regional level Talent competitions

3. World day of prayer co-ordination

4. Giving leadership to Ecumenical men gathering

5. Celebrating men Sunday (Sunday collection should go to the cause of men's work)

 

 

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