The Welfare Department is an arm of the church with responsibility to care for and serve the poor and needy members within the church primarily, and others in the community it is located.

The Vision of the Welfare Department

The Welfare department of WCG is a ministry of service and the fundamental principles upon which the department is based are Love – Love of God & neighbor, and Service.

1 John 3:17 (NKJV) –“ But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?”.

1 John 4:11-12 (NKJV) - Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.

Based on this, the vision of the Welfare Department is:

“To reach out to needy children & adults, male & female, irrespective of nationality or background, within and outside the church, to extend the Love of God to them as much as we can”.

The Goals of the Welfare Department

1 To assist members of the church in need of assistance to meet their basic needs.
2 To periodically support needy members of the community with basic necessities through established charities / shelters, within our means by distributing nonperishable food stuff, clothing, blankets, towels, toiletries, etc.
3 To demonstrate the Love of God through active support and volunteering at shelters, supporting the community in times of natural disasters.

The Core Values of the Welfare Department

The Welfare Department has core values which every member should demonstrate. Every Welfare Member should be:
1. SPIRITUAL: Since we understand that the physical is controlled by the spiritual, the Welfare Department takes our spiritual lives especially prayers and studying of the word very seriously. John 6:63 (NKJV) “It is the Spirit that gives life, the flesh profits nothing”:
2. POLITE AND CHEERFUL: As we will be interacting with people from different backgrounds the Welfare Members will always maintain a polite and cheerful countenance with all.
3. EXCELLENT: Our Welfare Members are committed to efficiency and excellence, always looking for ways to improve - because our God is a God of Excellence.
4. PATIENT: Our Welfare Members are committed to exhibiting patience at all times having in mind that a lot of people come with different burdens. (Gal 5:22-23)
5. MODEST: It is important that members display an attitude of humility that seeks to please God rather than man or self. Members should be characterized by restraint and selfcontrol and dignity in dress, speech and actions. (I Timothy 2:8-10, 1 Peter 3:1-4, 1 Peter 5:5-6)

Expectations from Welfare Members

All members of the Welfare Department are expected to maintain a high level of spirituality at all times to enable them effectively minister to those who love and care is being shared with (1 Peter 4:9-11). However, each member of the department is expected to:

a) Spend quality time praying and studying the Word of God Acts 6:4“But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word”
b) Be full of the Holy Ghost such that it shows in the level of excellence of your work - Daniel 6:3 “Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him”
c) Be committed to the life of service as demonstrated by Our Lord Jesus Christ. (Matthew 20:25-28, John 13:4-10, Revelation 7:15)
d) Be led by the Holy Spirit to witness and win souls as exemplified by the following disciples; i. Philip: - Who preached Christ all over Samaria and turned many to the saving grace of Jesus Christ. (Acts 8:5-40) ii. Stephen: - Being full of Holy Ghost focused his attention to heaven as he ministered irrespective of the threat to his life. (Acts 7:51-58)