4giv uvas, jus as Gzus 4gave U. Colossians 3:13
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Company Company membership includes teams of voluntary leaders, selected by the local Church, and girls of all ages, from 3 – 18 years old. District Companies are grouped together in local areas to form Districts. Officers from local Companies are appointed to run the District, providing activities and events for girls and leaders where they can meet, have fun, compete and share friendship. There are 15 Districts in Northern Ireland:
Each District is co-ordinated by an officer in charge called a Commissioner, supported by others including an Assistant Commissioner, Secretary and Treasurer. Districts elect officers to represent the views of members in that District on NI level decision making teams. Northern Ireland level Girls’ Brigade NI is run by volunteers for volunteers. A number of local representatives are elected to a NI level council, called ‘Brigade Council’, to lead the organisation in terms of its vision and direction. Brigade Council meets 3 or 4 times each year to discuss and debate issues regarding the ministry and strategic direction of GBNI. As the Council is made up of representatives from each Girls’ Brigade District, the views and opinions of local members are channelled directly to the decision makers in the organisation. While the Brigade Council provide leadership and vision for the organisation, it is the role of the Executive Committee to govern the organisation and to lead the organisation along the path that Council have set. The Executive meets on a monthly basis, making decisions about the strategic operation of the organisation. The day-to-day running of the organisation will be delegated to HQ staff. For practical reasons, the Executive works with sub-groups that are set up to focus on various aspects of Brigade work. These include Executive, Spiritual, Training, Activities, PE, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, and Programme Teams. These Teams meet regularly throughout the year providing a valuable service to all GB Companies. Volunteers from the membership are elected into key positions to lead up the work of the organisation. Northern Ireland Office Bearers
Youth Representatives on Executive Committee
You can email your youth reps with your views on any GB issues which they can then feed into the GBNI Executive Committee: youth [ at ] gbni dot co dot uk Our President Our President Morva began her long association with GB as a member of the Girls’ Life Brigade, in her home congregation of Queen’s Parade Methodist Church, Bangor, later joining First Bangor Presbyterian Girls’ Brigade Company where she progressed through the ranks to become an Officer. After her marriage Morva became a member of Hamilton Road Presbyterian Church, serving as an officer and subsequently Captain, for 14 years. During this time she was a member of the District executive committee, and served on both Divisional and National Boards. From 1978 – 1984 Morva was employed at Girls’ Brigade Headquarters as Trainings/Administrative officer. During this period she attended the Atlantic committee meetings and so gained some insight into the work of Girls’ Brigade International. Morva attended ICGB in Brisbane in 1998 as a member of the touring party and as our President Elect was a delegate at ICGB Northern Ireland in August 2006. Recently Morva has worked on the Constitution Review Group, the Spiritual Team and the Outreach Group. With the introduction of Child Protection legislation, she became a trainer for GBNI and has been involved in training trainers as well as delivering training to GB companies. Morva is currently a Reserve Captain and as such has assisted companies in her District, most recently taking on the role of Captain in First Bangor Presbyterian Company for 2 years. GBNI Headquarters Staff at Headquarters provide a range of services to members including resources and information for leaders, administrative support, co-ordination of training, events and other activities. Through our Supplies department uniforms, awards, resource materials and various gifts are sold. Staff Team
Girls’ Brigade Internationally Girls’ Brigade is working in 60 countries and islands around the world, each working towards the same aim. Girls’ Brigade around the world is organised into groupings called ‘Fellowships’. There are 5 Fellowships:
Girls’ Brigade NI belongs to the European Fellowship, along with England & Wales, Ireland, Palestine, Romania and Scotland. For further information on GB internationally, visit www.gbic.org or use the country links |
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