On Sunday 29th March 2025 Mother’s Day will be marked in England. As we celebrate motherhood during this time let us take a moment to reflect and celebrate our spiritual church mothers.
To summarise church mother is a seasoned woman of God, a disciple of Jesus Christ. She is senior in age, by God’s grace she is a Proverbs 31 women exemplified. She is a woman who walks in the power, knowledge, and the wisdom of God, she is well respected and a pillar of her local church.
A church mother not only stands in the gap for her biological family, but she also stands in the gap for her spiritual sons and daughters. She prays for them and offers them ongoing words of encouragement with practical and spiritual issues of life. A church mother will stand and testify continually about the goodness of her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ both in good and bad times. Hearing her testify about God’s goodness will leave you encouraged.
Within scripture as believers, we are encouraged to be in community (fellowship) with each other and we are admonished to encourage one another.
“And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24 -25 New King James)
Church mothers know the importance of community and encouraging others.
Historically in Caribbean fellowships church mothers were known collectively as Mothers of Zion. We don’t hear the term much now, but the mothers in Zion were the women who “travailed” in prayer crying out to God over issues that broke His heart until breakthrough came. Respectfully and affectionately a church mother is called Mother, followed by her surname.
Within our local fellowship we are so blessed and privileged to have Mother Greenidge at the helm as a beautiful example of a church mother. Mother Greenidge along with some of her peers in our fellowship are the original church mothers. Over the years they did not forsake gathering, travailing in prayer, encouraging believers and non-believers in their sphere of influence to know Jesus and trust him no matter what. They are the women that laid a foundation of faith that many have walked in to. What a rich legacy!
Many of us have been encouraged by a Church Mother whether they are in our local fellowship or connected to us in another area of life. With this in mind, to our beloved church mothers locally and across the world, we want to say a big thank you for the support and encouragement that you have given and continue to give to the household of faith. “May the Lord Bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face to you and give you peace (Numbers 6 24-26 New King James)
Church Family let us be encouraged by the foundation that our church mothers have laid. As they have encouraged us may we in turn encourage them and lift them up continually in prayer in Jesus name.
Happy Mother’s Day.
