Men's Ministries Network

Congregational men's groups meet across the church carrying out various forms of ministry.

Some name themselves United Church Men's groups (UCM), some As One That Serves (AOTS) clubs, and some men's groups within the United Church that are neither UCM groups nor AOTS clubs.

In order to recognize and support the many men's groups that meet faithfully across the church, and to encourage the ministries they carry out, the Men's Ministries Network has been named.

The Manual, 2001, Sections 280-87

United Church Men's Organizations within the Pastoral Charge or Congregation

280: The men of the Pastoral Charge or of a Congregation thereof shall be free to come together into organized groups, and they are strongly encouraged to do so....

281: The men's organizations shall require the approval of, and shall be represented on, the Official Board or Church Board or Church Council.

282: The men's organizations at the Pastoral Charge level may link with similar organizations at the Presbytery level or the Conference level, to promote rallies, conferences, workshops, or such other activities as they see fit....

285: An opportunity to share in men's work in the United Church on a church-wide basis is offered through the formation of a local AOTS men's club and its affiliation with the National Association of United Church AOTS Men's Clubs. The aims and structure of this form of men's organization are set forth in section 845. A local men's organization interested in this broader perspective, and in sympathy with the aims of AOTS, is strongly encouraged to seek affiliation with it. A category of individual membership is available for interested men who are in a Pastoral Charge or Congregation that does not have an affiliated AOTS men's club.

286: The operation of a local AOTS men's club is subject to section 281.

287: The local AOTS men's club becomes part of a structure that links it with similar clubs at the Presbytery level or the Conference level, as well as the national level....