What is Mother’s Union?

We are a Christian organisation that has been supporting families worldwide for nearly 150 years. Started by our founder Mary Sumner in 1876 in her local parish, we have grown into an international charity with over 4 million members in 83 countries.

As a Christian membership charity, we demonstrate our faith in action. This happens as we work towards ending poverty, ending inequality ending injustice. Our members work at grassroots level around the world. They bring hope and practical support to millions of people every year through parenting, literacy and community development programmes.

What does the central charity do?

As a registered charity, we campaign at local, national and international levels to bring about real change for gender equality and for the rights of women and girls.

We also support our members within the UK and across the world with a vast collection of practical and spiritual resources. In addition, we produce regular publications like Connected and the Prayer Diary to keep members in Britain and Ireland informed and up-to-date with what’s happening around the corner and around the world.

St Gabriel’s Mothers’ Union

The St Gabriel’s branch of the Mothers’ Union has been running for over 30 years. There are monthly meetings that range from activities, to guest speakers, to fundraising events and more!

Usually we meet monthly on Thursday afternoons at 2pm in the Parish Centre. Occasionally, we go elsewhere.  We would be delighted to see anyone interested in joining the Mothers’ Union at any of our meetings. If you decided to join, you would become part of a 4 million strong community in 84 countries, united in empowering women, strengthening communities, helping the most disadvantaged in society and contributing to a wave of prayer around the world. The Mothers’ Union year officially starts on 1st January.

Please contact the Parish Office for more information!