General Assembly Mission Council

What is the mission of the ACWC?

The ACWC's primary responsibilities include:

• Advocating for full inclusiveness and equality in the church and in society.
• Providing a prophetic witness to and for the church on existing and emerging issues of women's concern.
• Monitoring the implementation of policies and programs of the PC(USA) related to women's concerns.
• Resourcing and advising the General Assembly (GA) and the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) on issues of concern to women.
• Assisting the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) in maintaining an up-to-date and accurate compilation of GA policy on women's concerns.
• Voicing concerns of women to the stated clerk, the moderator of GA and the executive director of GAMC, offering information as they fulfill their responsibilities to communicate and interpret policies on women's concerns.

ACWC has adopted a statement from the former Women’s Ministries Program Area

Our call:

Together we seek to:

• nurture and share the good news of Jesus Christ
• engage in ministries of justice and quality of life on behalf of all women everywhere
• envision and advocate for the wholeness of the church in which women are full partners in leadership and ministry
• encourage and strengthen cultural diversity and work for the full participation of racial ethnic women in leadership
• promote cooperative decision-making within the church
• listen, learn and walk with those on the margins of the church and society
• encourage the theological and liturgical contributions of women
• support the mission of the church worldwide
• Assured of God’s love and grace, women of faith forge a vital partnership with one another.

What is the work of the committee?

Within ACWC three work groups are organized every two years following General Assembly to include topics for monitoring, advocacy or new work that has come from members of ACWC.