CFC Vision, Mission and Goals

CFC GLOBAL VISION:

FAMILIES IN THE HOLY SPIRIT RENEWING THE FACE OF THE EARTH

Moved by the Holy Spirit, one with the Catholic Church, blessed to witness to Christ’s love and service, Couples for Christ is a united global community of family evangelizers that sets the world on fire with the fullness of God’s transforming love.

Driven by its Vision, Couples for Christ has grown into a Global Family composed of CFC as the Head and the Family Ministries its children. CFC as the parents nurture and form the Family Ministries and ensure a future full of hope where the fullness of life in Christ will be enjoyed by God’s people through its global work of evangelization.

CFC GLOBAL MISSION:

BUILDING THE CHURCH OF THE HOME, BUILDING THE CHURCH OF THE POOR

We are Couples for Christ. We are committed to live in God’s righteousness and holiness, evangelizing people through a life of love and service; we shall work for the renewal of families that will serve God and build generations of Christian leaders; and, we shall pursue Total Christian Liberation through social justice, respect for life, and work with the poor.

CFC first used “Families in the Holy Spirit Renewing the Face of the Earth” as its vision statement in 1991, on its 10th year anniversary. By 1993, the Family Ministries were started. The Social Ministries and the work with the poor began to be established in 1995 and it signaled the direction of CFC to work towards Total Christian Liberation. In 1996, during its 15th anniversary, CFC declared its mission to “Build the Church of the Home and the Church of the Poor. This was also CFC’s response to the twin-call of the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines (PCP II): To help rebuild the Church of the Home and Build the Church of the Poor.

The fullness of mission in CFC was further experienced in 2010 when the International Council was led to the theme “Fullness of Life in Christ.” As 2012 begins the first year of the next 30 years of community life, CFC strengthens the fullness of the mission that God has called CFC to do.

The elements of the CFC fullness of mission are the following:

Evangelization and Mission

Pastoral/Spiritual Formation

Family Renewal

Church of the Poor

Effective Governance and Stewardship

CFC GLOBAL GOALS:

1. EVANGELIZATION AND FORMATION

To strategically locate in the world to evangelize peoples and inculcate a way of life based on Gospel values.

2. FAMILY RENEWAL

To strengthen and defend the family as a basic unit of society and of the Church in accordance with God’s plan.

3. TOTAL CHRISTIAN LIBERATION (Justice, Life, and Poor)

To help the least of our brethren based on Matthew 25:40, “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”

4. EFFECTIVE / EFFICIENT GOVERNANCE

To provide effective and efficient support services to fulfill the vision and mission of CFC.