MOTHERS' UNION aim and purpose is to demonstrate the Christian faith in action by the transformation of communities worldwide through the nurture of family in its many forms.

Mothers' Union members do this by working towards  five objectives: 

  1. Promoting and supporting marriage
  2. Encouraging parents in their role to develop the faith of their children
  3. Maintaining a worldwide fellowship of Christians united in prayer, worship and service
  4. Promoting conditons in society favourable to stable family life and the protection of children
  5. Helping those whose family life has met with adversity

The Mothers' Union is open to any baptized Christian, male or female, of any denomination. There are over 4 million members in 84 countries

Mothers' Union branches in the Diocese of NS & PEI

    • All Saints Bedford • Christ Church, Shelburne • Church of the Holy Spirit, Dartmouth • Church of St. Andrews, Cole Harbour • Emmanuel, Spryfield • Parish of French Village • Parish of Musquodoboit • St. Francis by the Lakes, Lower Sackville • St. James, Armdale • St. John the Baptist, North Sydney • St. John the Evangelist, Lower Sackville • St. John's, Halifax • St. John's Milton, P.E.I. • St. Luke's, Dartmouth • St. Mark's, Halifax (in abeyance) • Trinity, Liverpool
For more information contact Mary Stone, President, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Mothers’ Union Mothers Union National Website