Company membership is a significant way to contribute to the gospel ministry of CMS
CMS NSW & ACT Limited is a company limited by guarantee and registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. The Branch has a Board of Directors, who are legally responsible for the running of the Company (Meet the board of directors for CMS NSW & ACT). The Branch also has a broader governance body called General Committee. Members of the Company elect both the Directors and General Committee members, and therefore play an important role in the governance of CMS NSW & ACT. Company members not only have the right to vote, but also to stand for election as members of the committees and the Board that oversee the running of our branch.
If you want a say in what CMS does in the future, then company membership is for you.
To renew your CMS NSW & ACT membership, you will need to complete an application form and pay a small membership fee. That fee will help cover the costs of maintaining the register of company members. Membership is valid for either one year or three years.
In the unlikely event that the Company is wound up, members are liable to contribute an amount not exceeding $20 to cover any net liabilities of the Company.
To renew your CMS NSW & ACT membership, you must agree to the CMS NSW & ACT Principles and Objects, and Statement of Faith.
Principles and Objects
Ongoing Principles
CMS NSW & ACT is a member of CMS-A and is a fellowship of Christian people committed to take part together in world mission. CMS NSW & ACT is a voluntary society of members of the Anglican Church of Australia together with other Christian persons who wish to be members of the Company. The Company shall continue to be based upon the evangelical and protestant principles of the Church Missionary Society of the United Kingdom as at its foundation.
As a member branch of CMS-A, the Company is committed to working with other member branches of CMS-A combined together through their membership of CMS-A to further the work of CMS-A in partnership and co-operation with CMS-A, through its missionaries in North Australia and overseas.
Objects
The objects of CMS NSW & ACT are to facilitate the work of CMS-A for the extension of God's Kingdom through the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ throughout the world in fellowship with local churches (in NSW and the ACT) and, in particular:
to identify, encourage and send suitable missionary candidates to serve as missionaries with CMS-A overseas and to North Australia;
to deepen Christian commitment to world evangelism and its attendant social responsibilities particularly in NSW and the ACT;
to support missionaries of CMS-A and their work by prayer, giving and pastoral care;
to support cross-cultural evangelism especially overseas and in North Australia;
to help educate Christians and the Australian Church in their responsibilities to this world-wide mission;
to act as trustee and to perform and discharge the duties and functions incidental thereto where this is incidental or conducive to the attainment of these objects;
to do such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of these objects, and
to do all or any of the things authorised by the Corporations Act.
Statement of Faith
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell.
On the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Amen.
Please note: This form should only be completed by the membership email recipient.
We kindly ask that you do not complete this form for family members.
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