FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 19, 2016
BOSTON—A local Natick church, World Mission Society Church of God, received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service—the most prestigious volunteer award in the United Kingdom—leading 2.7 million global members to recommit to volunteering in their communities. As a result, the Church of God launched a multi-state public awareness campaign emphasizing the importance of volunteerism.
“Our church believes in Heavenly Mother and wishes all people of the world to live a happy life by putting the love of Mother in their hearts through voluntary works,” said General Pastor Kim Joo-Cheol of the World Mission Society Church of God. “The Church of God contributes to the peace of humankind by following the teachings of Heavenly Mother, transcending boundaries of race, culture, nationality and religion.”
Queen Elizabeth II presented the Church of God with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service after an extensive screening process. Through the award, the Church became a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, a designation for exemplary organizations, and is recognized by 53 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, including Australia, Canada and Singapore.
To highlight the importance of volunteerism, the Church of God launched a public awareness campaign across multiple states on the East Coast. The campaign includes an advertorial in Time magazine describing volunteers as everyday “superheroes” who willingly sacrifice their time and efforts to help complete strangers and improve communities. The advertorial features the Church of God’s six areas of community service with a call to action to join the movement of volunteerism.
The World Mission Society Church of God is a faith-based, non-profit organization that spreads God’s love through good deeds. Established in 1964, the Church of God has more than 2,700 locations in 175 countries with 2.7 million members. The Church of God conducts volunteer service in disaster relief, environmental protection, blood drives, social welfare, smile campaigns and healing through art. For more information, visit watv.org or its social media sites, Facebook and Twitter.